snow alga

English

Noun

snow alga (plural snow algae)

Chlamydomonas nivalis, the alga responsible for watermelon snow.

Synonyms

(watermelon snow): pink snow, red snow, blood snow

Translations

Chlamydomonas nivalis

Scottish Gaelic: lìrean-sneachda m

See also

ice algae

Further reading

watermelon snow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
watermelon snow on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Chlamydomonas nivalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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