family chlamydomonadaceae

English Thesaurus

1. green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	protoctist family,
definition	:	any of the families of Protoctista (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	chlamydomonas, genus chlamydomonas,
definition	:	type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	order volvocales, volvocales,
definition	:	chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial (noun.animal)