conferva
/kɒnˈfɜrvə/ or /kɔnˈfɛrvə/Definitions
1. noun
A type of filamentous cyanobacterium of the genus Oscillibacterium, particularly those in the genus Nostoc, or in the past, in the genus Oscillibacterium.
“The conferva found in the pond were identified as a species of Nostoc.”