A large marine alga that grows along rocky shores.
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ALGA
A plant of simple structure which grows chiefly in water, such as the various forms of seaweed. It ranges in size from a microscopic plant, large numbers of which sometimes cause dis- coloration of water, to the giant kelp which may extend for more than 600 feet in length. The Red Sea owes its name to red algae, as doe
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DIATOM
A microscopic alga with an external skeleton of silica, found in both fresh and salt water. Part of the ocean bed is composed of a sedimentary ooze consisting principally of large collections of the skeletal remains of diatoms.
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SEAWEED
Any large alga growing in the sea below the high water mark.
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