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Bloomed in backyard pond. Apparently the same unicellular green algae that causes "watermelon snow" in warming icefields. "This genus occurs in both marine and freshwater situations and in polar regions forms red or green snow. The colonial mass is an amorphous mucilage, usually macroscopic." (Prescott, How to Know the Freshwater Algae, 1970). Stoughton, MA 12/20/14
There were some holes in the rocks, no doubt carved there over millions of years by water. Some of the holes were filled with water in which algae gew. It made for some cool visual effects.
Event hosted by Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) at the Hillman Marsh in Leamington. Event organized by Leamington District High School’s Eco Team. Event aimed to promote awareness and citizen action related to blue-green algae.
Bleached (dead) coralline algae (Corallina officinalis) and encrusting algae (Lithothamnia) on a pebble