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Haematococcus
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Haematococcus

Haematococcus is a genus of algae, specifically of the Haematococcaceae. Members of this group are the common cause for the pink color found in birdbaths.

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Haematococcus lacustris

complexHaematococcus lacustris

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Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 467004.