Lomentaria
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lōmentārius (“of face powder; of face cream; soapy”), itself from Latin lomentum.
Pronunciation
- English:
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌloʊ.mɛnˈte.ɹi.ə/
Proper noun
Lomentaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lomentariaceae – certain red algae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Biliphyta – subkingdom; Rhodophyta – phylum; Eurhodophytina – subphylum; Florideophyceae – class; Rhodymeniophycidae - subclass; Rhodymeniales - order; Lomentariaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lomentaria articulata - type species; Lomentaria baileyana, Lomentaria chylocladiella, Lomentaria clavaeformis, Lomentaria clavellosa, Lomentaria compressa, Lomentaria ercegovicii, Lomentaria firma, Lomentaria jabukae, Lomentaria orcadensis, Lomentaria subdichotoma, Lomentaria uncinata, Lomentaria verticillata - other species
References
- Florideophyceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lomentaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Lomentaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Lomentaria at AlgaeBase