Scenedesmus
noun
Scene·des·mus
ˌsēnəˈdezməs,
ˌsen-
: a genus (the type of the family Scenedesmaceae of the order Chlorococcales) of colonial green algae having groups of four or eight or rarely sixteen ellipsoid, fusiform, or oblong cells arranged side by side and frequently with more or less conspicuous appendages especially on the two end cells
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“Scenedesmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scenedesmus. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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