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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 19.
Published in final edited form as: Sci News. 2005 Jul 23;168(4):nihpa69329.

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RED IN NAME ONLY. Because Karenia brevis cells (inset) aren't red, substantial blooms of the microscopic algae create a “red tide” that's actually a muddy yellow-green or brown.

Fish and Wildlife Res. Inst., Fla. Fish & Wildlife Conserv. Comm.; (inset) Mote Marine Laboratory