Desmidiales

Translingual

Desmidium swartzii, a typical member of Desmidiales

Etymology

Desmidium +‎ -ales

Proper noun

Desmidiales

1. The desmids
   1. A taxonomic order within the class Charophyceae.
   2. A taxonomic order within the class Conjugatophyceae.

Usage notes

• Sometimes members are incorporated into Zygnematales.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (order): Closteriaceae, Desmidicaeae, Mesotaeniaceae, Peniaceae - families

References

• Desmidiales on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Desmidiales on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Desmidiales on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons