algae
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The lake's extreme briny environment sustains algae blooms that attract flamboyances of pink flamingos that thrive in the area.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Shortly after reopening, the water turned green with algae.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
This sets off a chemical reaction freeing phosphorus, a primary nutrient for the algae, from the lake floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Coral is made up of tiny individual animals called polyps, which maintain a symbiotic relationship with microscopic algae that live within their tissues.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
After a few seconds, they went back to doing what they had been doing before I appeared, which was either nibbling at the algae or staring into the ponds.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
The purpose of this brilliance remains unclear, especially because the alga lives too deep for it to be related to photosynthesis.
From Science Magazine ● May 21, 2024
In this study, pyrenoid-associated proteins in a marine chlorarachniophyte alga were identified through a proteomic approach.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024
Blue-green algae is not actually an alga but rather a type of bacteria called cyanobacteria.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2023
This is the first recorded example of an alga practicing an aquatic equivalent to pollination.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2022
She is curious; she wants to know the difference between an alga and a lichen, a Diplodon char- ruanus and a Diplodon delodontus.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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