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... that the alga Acetabularia acetabulum (pictured) resembles a green parasol? (2020-02-07)
... that the thallus of the umbrella alga, which grows up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) tall, consists of a single large cell? (2012-10-09)
... that the brown seaweed Acinetospora crinita forms a more-or-less complete covering of filamentous algae over the rock, detritus, living animals and sea grasses on the seabed where it occurs? (2021-06-03)
... that the landlady's wig can be confused with the similar red alga Cordylecladia erecta, both of which grow on sand-covered rocks? (2012-10-01)
... that when the population size of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium monilatum increases, it can cause a red tide that kills fish? (2012-10-14)
... that Irish algologist Anne Elizabeth Ball has two species of seaweed named for her? (2012-11-22)
... that Bangiales, an order of red algae, contains both the oldest-known sexually reproducing organism and the seaweed used to make sushi wrappers? (2024-04-06)
... that the two forms of the red seaweed Bonnemaisonia hamifera are so unlike each other that they were at first thought to be different species? (2017-09-10)
... that Vivienne Cassie Cooper is New Zealand's "leading expert" on the microscopic algae diatom? (2014-02-23)
... that, shortly before sunrise, mass spawning by sea grapes may create a green cloud? (2011-08-29)
... that the velvet horn is fed upon by the sap-sucking slug? (2011-09-25)
... that collections left by naturalists Frederick Lukis and his daughter Louisa, wife of Sark's feudal ruler William Thomas Collings, are the most significant natural history collections displayed by the museums of Guernsey? (2014-02-13)
... that microalgae is used widely in aquaculture and is now cultured itself in hatcheries? (2011-10-29)
... that cyanotoxins (pictured) are produced by bacteria which float on lakes and oceans as a green scum (pictured) and can kill animals by causing respiratory failure? (2011-01-28)
... that Desmarestia tropica, or tropical acidweed, is possibly extinct because of the 1982–83 El Niño event? (2018-01-12)
... that the small crustacean Pseudamphithoides incurvaria builds itself a home out of forded sea tumbleweed, a brown seaweed that is distasteful to fish? (2019-05-22)
... that extracts from the brown algae Dictyota dichotoma and Dictyota implexa have been shown to have various antimicrobial, antioxidant and antifungal properties? (2021-05-10)
... that eyelash seaweed may have been made extinct by a single 2016 earthquake? (2024-02-04)
... that during 2005's stressful conditions in the Caribbean Sea, Symbiodinium trenchi may have prevented some corals from bleaching? (2015-02-26)
... that Eoseira wilsonii "slime" likely helped in fossil preservation? (2022-05-03)
... that botanist Betty Flint continued research in a voluntary capacity at Lincoln University and Landcare Research until she was 100 years old? (2019-10-22)
... that most red algae store energy from the sun as Floridean starch? (2016-07-03)
... that a new species of seaweed has appeared since the last ice age? (2012-03-09)
... that the red alga Galdieria sulphuraria grows well at pH between 0–4 and temperatures up to 56°C—among the most extreme environments known for a eukaryote? (2016-06-22)
... that 18S rDNA analysis has shown that the green algae genus Golenkinia may belong to a previously unknown sister clade of order Sphaeropleales? (2018-04-28)
... that botanists Haaken H. Gran and Trygve Braarud began their academic careers as research assistants at Oslo's University Botanical Garden laboratory, founded by Nordal Wille in 1895? (2009-04-05)
... that when watercress algae grows on degraded coral reefs, coral larvae settle on the seaweed as readily as they do on the rubble substrate? (2021-11-18)
... that fronds of the seaweed Halimeda tuna each consist of a single cell? (2019-08-07)
... that the giant pinkray limpet maintains a patch of the encrusting red alga Hildenbrandia rubra on which it feeds, driving off competitors? (2020-11-01)
... that organisms exhibiting kleptoplasty retain active chloroplasts from the algae on which they feed, providing the new host with the products of photosynthesis? (2008-11-29)
... that as many as 80,000 benthic animals were found living on a single stem in a bed of the kelp species Laminaria hyperborea? (2011-10-02)
... that the brown algae Laminaria sinclairii spends several months completely buried in sand? (2019-02-21)
... that in the kelp forests off the coast of Chile, sea urchins graze on the kelp, and starfish prey on the sea urchins? (2018-07-21)
... that life exists in every part of the biosphere, from the deepest parts of the ocean (bacterium pictured) to altitudes of up to 40 miles (64 km) in the atmosphere? (2023-11-05)
... that the ruffled form of the brown seaweed Lobophora variegata may be attached to the seabed or may roll about in loose masses? (2013-11-15)
... that giant kelp (pictured) can grow as much as two feet per day, making it the fastest-growing organism on Earth? (2009-07-16)
... that the cyanobacterium Nostoc commune can withstand desiccation and repeated freezing and thawing? (2012-09-14)
... that ochrophyte algae have twice as many membranes around their chloroplasts as plants? (2024-04-15)
... that a marine species of dinoflagellate was implicated when 200 Italian beachgoers became ill in 2005? (2017-09-05)
... that Oxyrrhis marina is a model organism in the study of protist biology? (2013-06-18)
... that the seaweed Padina boergesenii has been investigated for use as a bioindicator of heavy metal contamination? (2019-02-18)
... that an extract of peacock's tail is effective against the red cotton stainer? (2019-02-16)
... that the paleoflora of the Messel Formation has had monographs documenting leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and even pollen? (2022-07-24)
... that phycologist Mary Parke first described the oyster larvae food Isochrysis galbana? (2012-11-10)
... that Phyllariopsis brevipes is a deep-water constituent of the kelp forests in the Mediterranean Sea? (2019-07-28)
... that the limpet Iothia emarginuloides is commonly found on the red alga Phyllophora antarctica growing under the Antarctic sea ice? (2017-10-02)
... that some members of the dinoflagellate family Polykrikaceae prey on other dinoflagellates in algal blooms? (2015-08-17)
... that some fish diseases are caused by carnivorous algae feeding on living prey? (2008-01-13)
... that some fossils thought to be ancient marine animals have been reinterpreted as seaweeds? (2023-03-24)
... that the long-spined limpet cultivates a garden of brown algae? (2013-12-07)
... that the unstable limpet is essentially a parasite of the kelp Saccharina dentigera? (2019-03-07)
... that 40,000 people were estimated to make a living from seaweed farming in the Philippines in 1997? (2010-05-02)
... that although the pear limpet feeds on the coralline alga Spongites yendoi, their relationship could be considered mutually beneficial? (2013-12-13)
... that the brown seaweed Stypopodium zonale contains substances that are cytotoxic to certain human carcinoma cells? (2012-07-02)
... that a newly discovered plankton species, Syracosphaera azureaplaneta, has been named in honour of the BBC TV documentary series The Blue Planet, and its presenter, Sir David Attenborough? (2018-05-07)
... that a biography of the much-travelled Professor Josephine Tilden was titled "Algae of Acrimony"? (2015-09-07)
... that the algal species Trachelomonas cervicula (pictured) has been observed in environments highly polluted with cadmium, lead, and zinc? (2022-05-06)
... that National Scientist Gavino Trono (pictured) investigated the "ice-ice" disease that devastated seaweed farms in the Philippines? (2014-09-05)
... that Turbinaria peltata, Turbinaria reniformis, Turbinaria mesenterina and Turbinaria stellulata are all species of disc coral that the IUCN considers "vulnerable"? (2015-05-19)
... that "sailors' eyeballs" (pictured) is one of the largest single-celled organisms? (2010-09-07)
... that Vanvoorstia bennettiana is the only protist on the IUCN's Red List? (2007-07-16)
... that single-celled organisms called Warnowiaceae have an "eye" so complex it was once assumed to belong to a multicellular organism? (2015-08-12)
... that botanist William West's elder son William West Jr assisted him with fieldwork, and his younger son George Stephen West collaborated with him on numerous scientific publications? (2022-06-04)
... that growth in the brown seaweed Zanardinia typus occurs at the base of the hairs that grow around the edge of the frond? (2020-02-03)
... that a bleached coral that has expelled its zooxanthellae may be recolonised by others of a different species? (2015-05-09)