#golden algae

[ekologin]

So the colony formation of the golden algae genus dinobryon might be one of the prettiest things I’ve seen photos and videos of 

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Golden Alga Kills Dozens of Fish at CJ Kelly Park

Golden Alga Kills Dozens of Fish at CJ Kelly Park

MIDLAND – While many chose to enjoy the nice weather over the weekend at CJ Kelly Park, others were disturbed to find dozens of dead fish.

“There was like over two dozen dead fish just floating around on the edge and then there was some dead fish pulled out of the water and then around the bridge over there they were floating upward,” Billy Stroud said.

Fish and wildlife experts say it’s all…

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[libutron]

Golden algae - Dinobryon sp.

This is a colony of Golden Algae belonging to the genus Dinobryon. The single celled algae live in individual tubes named loricae, which are vase- or funnel-shaped. Cells have two unequal flagella and one or two chloroplasts. Species are determined by lorica and colony morphology. Their red eye spots and their beating whip-like flagella can be seen in this photo.

Dinobryon are very common in freshwater lakes, and some species can be found in estuarine or coastal marine waters. Blooms of Dinobryon can have an unpleasant fishy odor.

[Ochrophyta - Chrysophyceae - Chromulinales - Dinobryaceae - Dinobryon C.G. Ehrenberg, 1834]

References: [1] - [2]

Photo credit: ©Wim van Egmond | Locality: not indicated

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A colony of golden algae as seen with differential interference contrast microscopy.

Image by Wim van Egmond.