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Himanthalia

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Translingual

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Himanthalia elongata

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἱμάς (himás) + ἅλς (háls)[1] + -ia.

Proper noun

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Himanthalia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Himanthaliaceae – thongweed, a brown alga.

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References

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  1. ^ Hans Christian Lyngbye (1819) “Himanthalia”, in Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae; [], Copenhagen: [] Schultzianis, [], footnote, page 36:Ex ἱμάς, άντος, lorum, et ἅλς.