red alga
noun
plural red algae also red algas
: any of a division (Rhodophyta) of chiefly marine algae that have predominantly red pigmentation
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Rhodomela subfusca, a red alga.
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Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 29 Mar. 2021
Cryptophytes are the result of a merger between two organisms: a red alga that was engulfed by another unknown eukaryote (an organism with cells that contain enclosed nuclei).
—Viviane Callier, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2019
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Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 29 Mar. 2021
Cryptophytes are the result of a merger between two organisms: a red alga that was engulfed by another unknown eukaryote (an organism with cells that contain enclosed nuclei).
—Viviane Callier, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2019
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