Zygnematales

Translingual

Zygnemetales green algae

Etymology

Zygnema +‎ -ales

Proper noun

Zygnematales

1. The conjugating green algae, usually found in fresh water, the extant algae most closely related to flowering plants
   1. A taxonomic order within the division Charophyta.
   2. A taxonomic order within the class Conjugatophyceae.

Hypernyms

• (order in Conjugatophyceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Charophyta – superphylum; Charophyta – phylum; Conjugatophyceae - class

Hyponyms

• (order in division Charophyta): Closteriaceae, Peniaceae, Zygnemataceae - families
• (order in class Conjugatophyceae): Mesotaeniaceae, Zygnemataceae - families

References

• Zygnematales on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Zygnematales on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Zygnematales on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Zygnematales at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Zygnematales at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Zygnematales placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase