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Scientists developed the ATS, which consists of shallow, 100-foot raceways of nylon netting where algae colonies can form, and studied its efficacy for three years. They found that algae can readily be used to reduce the nutrient runoff from agricultural fields and increase the quality of water flowing into rivers, streams, and oceans.
Valonia ventricosa, also known as bubble algae, sea grape, [2] or sailor's eyeballs, [3] is a species of algae found in oceans throughout the world in tropical and subtropical regions, within the phylum Chlorophyta. It is one of the largest known unicellular organisms. [3] [4] Valonia ventricosa in the Red Sea
Ulvaria obscura is a common marine algae, typically identified in algal blooms referred to as "Green Tides". [3] [4] The species is distinct in its ability to produce the neurotransmitter dopamine as a herbivore defense mechanism.
Algaculture – Aquaculture involving the farming of algae; Seaweed fertilizer; Algae fuel – Use of algae as a source of energy-rich oils; Edible seaweed – Algae that can be eaten and used for culinary purposes Aonori – Type of edible green seaweed; Cochayuyo – Species of seaweed, a form of kelp used as a vegetable in Chile
Volvox is a polyphyletic genus of chlorophyte green algae in the family Volvocaceae. Volvox species form spherical colonies of up to 50,000 cells, and for this reason they are sometimes called globe algae. They live in a variety of freshwater habitats, and were first reported by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1700.
Some marine species are found on sandy shores, while most others can be found attached to rocky substrata. [27] Freshwater species account for 5% of red algal diversity, but they also have a worldwide distribution in various habitats; [8] they generally prefer clean, high-flow streams with clear waters and rocky bottoms, but with some ...
Mixotrophs can be either eukaryotic or prokaryotic. [194] They can take advantage of different environmental conditions. [195] Recent studies of marine microzooplankton found 30–45% of the ciliate abundance was mixotrophic, and up to 65% of the amoeboid, foram and radiolarian biomass was mixotrophic. [87]
Scenedesmus is one of the most common freshwater algae genera; however, the extremely diverse morphologies found within species make identification difficult. [4] While most species are found across the world, certain species exist only in local populations such as S. intermedius and S. serratus which are found in New Zealand.