Relating to or belonging to the family Desmidiaceae of freshwater algae.
From 'Desmidiaceae' + suffix '-ous' (having the quality of). The adjective form allows scientists to describe anything related to this algae family.
If something is desmidiaceous, you know it's part of a group of algae so diverse that experts have identified tens of thousands of different species!
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