Sorastrum

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“heap”) + [Term?] (“star”)

Proper noun

Sorastrum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrodictyaceae – certain green algae, with cells of a radiating structure.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Chlorophyta – infrakingdom; Chlorophyta – phylum; Chlorophyceae - class; Chlorococcales - order; Hydrodictyaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sorastrum echinatum - type species

References

• Sorastrum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sorastrum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hydrodictyaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sorastrum at AlgaeBase