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Noun: golden algae
  1. Microscopic aquatic organisms having chlorophyll and yellow-brown pigments (carotene and xanthophyll), often causing fish kills in freshwater ecosystems
    "Golden algae can cause fish kills in freshwater ecosystems"

Type of: alga, algae

Part of: Chrysophyta, division Chrysophyta

Encyclopedia: Golden algae