Rhodomela

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + μέλας (mélas, “black”).

Proper noun

Rhodomela f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhodomelaceae – certain dark red marine algae, widely distributed in cool waters.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Biliphyta - subkingdom; Rhodophyta - phylum; Florideophyceae - class; Rhodymeniophycidae - subclass; Ceramiales - order; Rhodomelaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rhodomela confervoides - type species

Derived terms

• Neorhodomela

References

• “Rhodomela”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Rhodomela”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Rhodomela on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rhodomela on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rhodomela at World Register of Marine Species
• Rhodomela at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Rhodomela at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Rhodomela at AlgaeBase