Watermelon snow
Watermelon snow, also called snow algae, pink snow, red snow, or blood snow, is Chlamydomonas nivalis, a species of green algae containing a secondary red carotenoid pigment (astaxanthin) in addition to chlorophyll. Unlike most species of fresh-water algae, it is cryophilic (cold-loving) and thrives in freezing water. Its specific epithet, nivalis, is from Latin and refers to snow.
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Watermelon snow
Watermelon snow, also called snow algae, pink snow, red snow, or blood snow, is Chlamydomonas nivalis, a species of green algae containing a secondary red carotenoid pigment (astaxanthin) in addition to chlorophyll. Unlike most species of fresh-water algae, it is cryophilic (cold-loving) and thrives in freezing water. Its specific epithet, nivalis, is from Latin and refers to snow.
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Chlamydomonas nivalis est une ...... e une coloration rouge à rose.
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Watermelon snow, also called s ...... les and pinkish trouser cuffs.
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Zawłotnia śnieżna (Chlamydomon ...... ących czerwone zakwity śniegu.
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Хламидомона́да сне́жная (лат. ...... вают явление «красного снега».
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极地雪藻（學名：Chlamydomonas nivalis）为衣藻属下的一个种，是西瓜雪形成的主要原因。
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Chlamydomonas nivalis est une ...... e une coloration rouge à rose.
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Watermelon snow, also called s ...... from Latin and refers to snow.
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Zawłotnia śnieżna (Chlamydomon ...... ących czerwone zakwity śniegu.
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Хламидомона́да сне́жная (лат. ...... вают явление «красного снега».
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极地雪藻（學名：Chlamydomonas nivalis）为衣藻属下的一个种，是西瓜雪形成的主要原因。
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Chlamydomonas nivalis
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Watermelon snow
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Хламидомонада снежная
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极地雪藻
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