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Chloromonas (Chlorophyceae)

Chloromonas nivalis from Scotland, Ben Nevis summit, snow field (lat. 47.796111, -long. 5.009722) Photographs from Culture Collection of Autotrophic Organisms (CCALA), Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Centre of Phycology, Dukelská 135, TŘEBOŇ CZ-379 82, posted online

Chloromonas nivalis from the Italian Alps
Photograph by C. Andreis posted online

Chloromonas nivalis rich in astaxanthin (red color) from Langhovde, Antarctica
Photograph from Fujii et al. (2009)

Fujii, M., Y. Takano, H. Kojima, T. Hoshino, R. Tanaka, and M. Fukui 2009. Microbial community structure, pigment composition, and nigogen source of red snow in Antarctica. Microbial Ecology l59:466-475.

Chloromonas nivalis concentrated in melt holes and a boot imprint
Photograph by 'Will Beback' posted online

Chloromonas nivalis growing in snow on a high-altitude basin
Photograph by 'Will Beback' posted online

Chloromonas nivalis in Lassen National Park, CA USA
Photograph by Kevin C. Nixon, Cornell University, Ithaca NY USA posted online

Undoubtedly Chloromonas nivalis
Snowball packed and photographed by Sverre Petter Stølen

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