red tide
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
- An algal bloom of sufficient quantity to cause discoloration (often red) in a body of water; red tides can potentially cause irritation or death to exposed creatures.
- specifically, one caused by Karenia brevis.
Synonyms edit
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algal bloom
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See also edit
- Alexandrium fundyense
- Alexandrium monilatum
- Gonyaulax
- Karenia
- Gymnodinium
- Dinophysis
- Noctiluca
- Chattonella
- Ceratium
- Amoebophyre
- Alexandrium
- Cochlodinium
Further reading edit
- red tide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:red tide on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons