Etymology:lyng.by.o.i’des.N.L. fem. n.Lyngbya, a cyanobacterial genus; L. adj. suff.-oides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff.-eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n.eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. fem. adj.lyngbyoides, resembling Lyngbya