Bangiaceae
plural noun
Bang·i·a·ce·ae
ˌbaŋ-ē-ˈā-sē-ˌē
: a family of chiefly marine red algae (order Bangiales) having a simple unbranched mostly thin or membranaceous thallus with a single stellate axile chromatophore in each cell and no pits in the cell walls
bangiaceous adjective
¦baŋ-ē-¦ā-shəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Bangia, type genus (from Hoffman Bang, 19th century Danish botanist + New Latin -ia) + -aceae