algae

[al´je]

a group of plants living in the water, including all seaweeds, and ranging in size from microscopic cells to fronds hundreds of feet long.

blue-green algae former name for members of the group now called Cyanobacteria.

al·gae

(al'jē),

A division of eukaryotic, photosynthetic, nonflowering organisms that includes many seaweeds.

[pl. of L. alga, seaweed]

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al·gae

(al'jē)

A division of eukaryotic, photosynthetic, nonflowering organisms that includes many seaweeds.

[pl. of L. alga, seaweed]

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algae

a collective term for several taxonomic groups of plants, namely Charophyta, Chlorophyta, Chrysophyta, Euglenophyta, Phaeophyta, Pyrrophyta and Rhodophyta. All are relatively simple photosynthetic forms with unicellular reproductive structures. They range from UNICELLULAR organisms to non-vascular filamentous or thalloid plants. Algae occur in both marine and fresh water, while others are terrestrial, living in damp situations on walls, trees, etc.

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Algae

Plants that have one cell.

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Vet Kathryn Claxton, fromWhite Cross Vets, which is part of the Independent Vetcare group, said: "There has been a significant increase in blue green algae cases this year across our practices -- and it seems to be happening earlier than other years too -- which may be due to the spells of very warm and very wet weather we have had.

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Comparison has already been made between Chloroidium and other sequenced green algae, revealing the singular nature of the robust and flexible biology utilized by a green alga to successfully inhabit the harsh environment of the UAE's desert coastline and identifying it as a lucrative subject for further study.

NYU Abu Dhabi Researchers Identify Unique UAE Green Alga With Properties That May Provide an Alternative to Palm Oil

Abu Dhabi: Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) in collaboration with other groups have discovered that the unique genomic traits that allow a local green algae to survive in a desert climate may have far-reaching potential for biotechnical applications.

Researchers identify unique UAE green alga that can provide an alternative to palm oil

Division of the kingdom of protista consisting of the photosynthetic organism commonly known as green algae. The various species can be unicellular, multi-cellular, Coenocytic (having more than one nucleus in a cell), or colonial.

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"We have not had any previous reports of blue green algae in the pond at East Cramlington, and as algal blooms are more commonly associated with warm conditions it is particularly unusual to get an outbreak this early in the year.

Warning signs posted at pond after dogs fall ill

GREEN ALGAE: These algae are a rich source of vitamin C and chlorophyll.

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Genetically modified blue and green algae could be the answer to the world's fuel problems.

'Crude oil from algae' can solve world's fuel problems

OXFORD - Neighbors of Carbuncle Pond were concerned when the water at the town's swimming hole turned an unpleasant pea-soup color from green algae last month, but concern turned to fear when toxic blue-green algae were reported.

Blue-green algae at swimming hole lead to warning