snow alga

English

Noun

snow alga (plural snow algae)

  1. Chlamydomonas nivalis, the alga responsible for watermelon snow.

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

See also

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.