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Tag: red tide

Microbes Plankton

What’s green and gold and red all over?

Alistair Dove November 29, 2012 AustraliabioluminescenceNoctilucaplanktonred tide

There’s a sizable red tide event unfolding in Australia right now, where thick slicks of red planktonic algae are washing up on Sydney’s iconic beaches, including the…

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Ecology Microbes

San Diego red tide eaten alive by single-celled predator

Miriam Goldstein October 23, 2011 bioluminescencedinoflagellatesLingulodinium polyedrumNoctilucaPeter FranksPredationred tideScripps

The red tide that has lit San Diego for several weeks is ending in a microscopic bloodbath. The above photo was taken by Linsey Sala,…

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Microbes

Blue whales in a red tide

Miriam Goldstein October 1, 2011 Blue WhaleEddie KisfaludyLa JollaLingulodinium polyedrumphytoplanktonred tideSan Diego

Check out these gorgeous photos of blue whales going through the red tide! Eddie Kisfaludy took them with his iPhone from a small plane off…

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Ecology Microbes Scientist!

The San Diego red tide: FAQ from Scripps professor Dr. Peter Franks

Miriam Goldstein September 27, 2011 bioluminescencebioluminescentLingulodinium polyedrumPeter Franksphytoplanktonred tideScripps

This is a guest post modified from two emails by professor of biological oceanography Peter Franks, reprinted here with his permission. Peter is a phytoplankton…

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