Translingual

Proper noun

Desmidiales

1. The desmids
   1. A taxonomic order within the class Charophyceae.
   2. A taxonomic order within the class Conjugatophyceae.

Usage notes

• Sometimes members are incorporated into Zygnematales.

Hypernyms

• (order in Conjugatophyceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Charophyta - superphylum; Charophyta - phylum; Conjugatophyceae - class

Hyponyms

• (order): Closteriaceae, Desmidicaeae, Mesotaeniaceae, Peniaceae - families