Algae don't get the credit or attention they deserve. They are responsible for much of the oxygen we breathe, play pivotal ...

Freshwater red algae, particularly those belonging to the order Batrachospermales, represent a fascinating and diverse group of organisms that play significant ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems.

Parasitic chytrid infecting snow algae. Parasitic chytrids causes host death. The image may only be used with appropriate caption or credit.

It belongs to "Giant Viruses" and it infects unicellular algae ... freshwater reservoirs in Europe. The work is published in The ISME Journal. Although we have freshwater ecosystems such as lakes ...