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Conferva

noun

(pl. confervae)

Any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water.

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... the water was discoloured by a conferva resembling the sea-sawdust of Captain Cook, with which it was found to agree generically in consisting of long filaments joined together by a softer gelatinous-looking substance. The present species, however, is six times larger than the more common sort, some of which was mixed up with ...

— Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2) • John MacGillivray

Words linked to "Conferva" : Tribonema, genus Tribonema, yellow-green algae