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Haematococcus

Haematococcus pluvialis

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Field Notes

Description:

Unicellular spherical, ellipsoidal cells.
Cells arranged in clusters.

Notes:

Haematococcus pluvialis is rich in astaxanthin

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Comments (3)
AshleyT
Very cool, and what an unusual submission for this site!
LisaPowers
Congrats! This photo has been chosen as our PN Fun Fact of the Day! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153456037705603&set=a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603&type=1&theater

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PublishedNovember 7, 2013

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