filamentous algae

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algae
noun[plural]
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/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 ofalgaefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Microfossils recognized are represented by acritarchs,filamentousalgaeand animal remains.
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It feeds on live and dead animal material, includingfilamentousalgaeand detritus.
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The tadpoles feed on periphyton,filamentousalgae, diatoms, and pollen in or on the surface of the water.
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Filamentousalgaeare long strands of algae cells that form floating mats.
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It also appears limited to wave-protected habitats, where it prefersfilamentousalgae.
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Speckled dace are omnivorous, feeding uponfilamentousalgaeand other plant material, bottom-dwelling aquatic insects and zooplankton.
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After approximately one year, the fish becomes herbivorous, feeding onfilamentousalgae, probably ingesting larvae and periphyton accidentally.
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As predators, they prey upon unicellular orfilamentousalgae, bacteria, and microfungi.
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They mostly feed onfilamentousalgaeon the rocky shallows that they inhabit.
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It is largely herbivorous, consuming aquatic macrophytes and submerged land plants, as well asfilamentousalgaeand occasionally insects.
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When chubsuckers are small (83-103mm)filamentousalgaehad a 100% occurrence, cladocerans and chironomid larvae had a 25%, and copepods a 13% occurrence.
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It lives amongst dense aquatic foliage, especiallyfilamentousalgae, growing on a bed of decaying organic material.
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It is very common in fresh water and soil, found onfilamentousalgae, surface films, and among particles of sediment.
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Although they consumefilamentousalgae, it seems not be digested much despite a long coiled intestine, and their primary food actually consists of diatoms.
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This leaves a white scar of coral skeleton which is rapidly infested withfilamentousalgae.
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Whenfilamentousalgaedo this, they form bridges between cells, and leave empty cell walls behind that can be easily distinguished under the light microscope.
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The species is herbivorous, feeding only on diatoms andfilamentousalgae, and vigorously defending its feeding patch.
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The olive ridley is also known to feed onfilamentousalgaein areas devoid of other food sources.
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They feed on small worms, small benthic invertebrates, coral polyps andfilamentousalgae.
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Blue chubs have a varied diet, including both aquatic and terrestrial insects, crustaceans, andfilamentousalgae.
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