desmid vs chlorophyte

desmid and chlorophyte both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desmid	Yes	No	No	No
chlorophyte	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chlorophyte is a hypernym of desmid; that is, chlorophyte is a word with a broader meaning than desmid:

desmid: freshwater green algae
chlorophyte: algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water

Other hypernyms of desmid include green algae.

desmid (noun)	chlorophyte (noun)
freshwater green algae	algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water