algae
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Think mushroom leather, spider-silk filaments, membranes of algae.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Shortly after reopening, the water turned green with algae.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
UC Davis developed a device that pumps oxygen from a tank onshore to the bottom of the lake to combat the algae problem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The snails, which feed on algae and are considered an indicator of healthy lakes and rivers, have been driven to extinction across England.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Then came a second gatehouse, larger than the first, its stones bearded with green algae.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The purpose of this brilliance remains unclear, especially because the alga lives too deep for it to be related to photosynthesis.
From Science Magazine ● May 21, 2024
In this study, pyrenoid-associated proteins in a marine chlorarachniophyte alga were identified through a proteomic approach.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024
Blue-green algae is not actually an alga but rather a type of bacteria called cyanobacteria.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2023
Giant kelp is the common name for Macrocystis pyrifera, a species of alga that grows into lush underwater forests along the coast of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, from Baja California north to southeastern Alaska.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2022
She is curious; she wants to know the difference between an alga and a lichen, a Diplodon char- ruanus and a Diplodon delodontus.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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