Red Snow / Watermelon Snow - caused by unicellular
Red Snow / Watermelon Snow - caused by unicellular algae. At c. 11, 500 ft. (Chlamydomonas nivalis). High in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Chlamydomonas nivalis, a species of green algae that contains a bright red carotenoid pigment as well as chlorophyll. It is a cryophilic. An extremophilic organism that is able to grow and reproduce in cold temperatures, at high altitude in the mountains
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10754505
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42861029
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©Bob Gibbons / www.ardea.com
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10754505
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