genus spirogyra

English Thesaurus

1. a genus of protoctist (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	protoctist genus,
definition	:	any genus of Protoctista (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	spirogyra,
definition	:	freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family zygnemataceae, zygnemataceae,
definition	:	pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses (noun.animal)