Where does “хламидомонада” come from?

хламидомонада (Russian) comes from Translingual Chlamydomonas, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

хламидомонада (Russian): chlamydomonas, chlamydomonad

Definitions

chlamydomonas, chlamydomonad

Ancestry of “хламидомонада”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Translingual	Chlamydomonas	genus
2	Ancient Greek	χλαμύς	cloak, robe, mantle
3	Ancient Greek	σαῦρος	Alternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
4	Ancient Greek	σαύρα	lizard

Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα →Every word from Ancient Greek σαῦρος →Every word from Translingual Chlamydomonas →