snow alga

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

snow alga (plural snow algae)

Chlamydomonas nivalis, the alga responsible for watermelon snow.

Synonyms[edit]

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

Translations[edit]

Chlamydomonas nivalis

Scottish Gaelic: lìrean-sneachda m

See also[edit]

ice algae

Further reading[edit]

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

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