Etymology:scy.to.ne.ma.to.i’des.N.L. neut. n.Scytonema, 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. neut. adj.scytonematoides, resembling Scytonema