green algae

collocation in English

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green
adjective
uk
/ɡriːn/us
/ɡriːn/
of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour ...
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algae
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈæl.ɡiː/us
/ˈæl.dʒiː/
very simple, usually small plants that grow in or near water and do not have ordinary leaves ...
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(Definition ofgreenandalgaefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the case of higher plants andgreenalgaeour understanding of the macromolecular structure is much better.
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The internal transcribed spacer 2 exhibits a common secondary structure ingreenalgaeand flowering plants.
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The presented study shows that cyanobacteria andgreenalgaedo survive within terrestrial permafrost during prolonged periods of time.
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But, viablegreenalgaeand cyanobacteria were detected inside buried permanently frozen sediments.
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The biomass varied considerably from year to year, especially forgreenalgae.
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All zones are produced by filamentous fungi (mycobionts) and unicellulargreenalgae(phycobionts), which together form a symbiotic lichen association.
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Live cyanobacteria andgreenalgaecontain chlorophyll and cyanobacteria have also phycocyanin and phycoerythrin.
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These largegreenalgaeare often found attached to substrates and are common residents of biofilms.
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Skeletal grains are mostly composed of platform-derived benthic foraminifers, gastropods andgreenalgae.
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Grain-size decrease and rarefaction ofgreenalgaedownslope are interpreted as reflecting decreasing hydrodynamic power and light penetration with increasing palaeo-water depth.
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Many groups ofgreenalgaelive in the terrestrial environment, but only one of these - the land plants - has radiated into a wide range of habitats.
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Lichens as symbiotic organisms can be seen to have special peculiarities generally characterized by an association of a fungal (mycobiont) and an algal (photobiont) component -greenalgaeand/or cyanobacteria.
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In the past two years we have all heard of the problem of toxic blue/greenalgaeand of dogs dying after drinking lake water.
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