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The Siamese algae eater (Crossocheilus oblongus) is a more gregarious and tolerant cyprinid that ranges up to 15 cm (5.9 in). It is one of the only fish that will graze on "black brush algae" (freshwater Rhodophyta, or red algae), but even so will eat anything else in preference. Fishes of the genus Gyrinocheilus, family Gyrinocheilidae.
Edible seaweed, or sea vegetables, are seaweeds that can be eaten and used for culinary purposes. [1] They typically contain high amounts of fiber. [2][3] They may belong to one of several groups of multicellular algae: the red algae, green algae, and brown algae. [2] Seaweeds are also harvested or cultivated for the extraction of ...
Algae (UK: / ˈ æ l ɡ iː / AL-ghee, US: / ˈ æ l dʒ iː / AL-jee; [3] sg.: alga / ˈ æ l ɡ ə / AL-gə) are any of a large and diverse group of photosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms.The name is an informal term for a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades.
Dead man's fingers (Codium fragile) off the Massachusetts coast in the United States. The top of a kelp forest in Otago, New Zealand. Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of Rhodophyta (red), Phaeophyta (brown) and Chlorophyta (green) macroalgae.
Phytoplankton (/ ˌfaɪtoʊˈplæŋktən /) are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of ocean and freshwater ecosystems. The name comes from the Greek words φυτόν (phyton), meaning ' plant ', and πλαγκτός (planktos), meaning 'wanderer' or 'drifter'. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Phytoplankton obtain ...
Coccolithophores are spherical cells about 5–100 micrometres across, enclosed by calcareous plates called coccoliths, which are about 2–25 micrometres across. Each cell contains two brown chloroplasts which surround the nucleus. [ 40 ] Enclosed in each coccosphere is a single cell with membrane bound organelles.
The clusters of white lice contrast with the dark skin of the whale, and help researchers identify individual whales because of the lice clusters' unique shapes. The lice predominantly eat algae that settle on the host's body. They usually feed off the flaking skin of the host and frequent wounds or open areas.
Description. The white sucker is a long, round-bodied fish with a dark green, grey, copper, brown, or black back and sides and a light underbelly. The fish also has typical features of primitive Cypriniformes fishes, such as a homocercal tail, cycloid scales, and dorsal, pectoral, and pelvic fin rays. [5] When full grown, it can reach lengths ...