Haematococcus

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Haematococcus
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Two individuals of an unidentified Haematococcus species
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Haematococcus

Wille in Warming, 1884
Species

Haematococcus capensis
Haematococcus carocellus
Haematococcus droebakensis
Haematococcus lacustris
Haematococcus murorum
Haematococcus pluvialis
Haematococcus thermalis
Haematococcus zimbabwiensis

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File:Haematococcus pluvialis.jpg
Drawing of Haematococcus pluvialis[1]

Haematococcus is a genus of algae, specifically of the Haematococcaceae. Members of this group are the common cause for the pink color found in birdbaths.[2]

References

  1. Frank Shipley Collins. The Green Algae of North America, Volume II of Tufts College Studies, Published by Tufts College, 1909, pp 79-480. From Plate II.
  2. See the NCBI webpage on Haematococcus. Data extracted from the Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Further reading

Scientific journals

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  • Gutman, J., Zarka, A and Boussiba, S. 2009. The host-range of Paraphysoderma sedebokerensis, a chytrid that infects Haematococcus pluvialis. Eur. J. Phycol. 44: 509 - 514.

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