As nouns the difference between alga and lamalginite
is that alga is any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds while lamalginite is an alginite found in sapropel and composed of thin-walled colonial or unicellular algae that occur as distinct laminae, cryptically interbedded with mineral matter.
alga
Noun
(algae)
(biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.
Usage notes
* (term) is a non-standard plural.
Hyponyms
* seaweed
lamalginite
English
Noun
(
wikipedia lamalginite)
An alginite found in sapropel and composed of thin-walled colonial or unicellular algae that occur as distinct laminae, cryptically interbedded with mineral matter.