The red colour of 'red sea' is due to which of the following blue-green algae?
Chlamydomonas nivalis
Anabaena
Microcystis
Trichodesmium
D.
Trichodesmium
Trichodesmium is a diazotroph, ie, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium, a nutrient used by other organisms.
Red Sea looks reddish because of the presence of cyanobacteria Trichodesmium erythraeum which turns the normaly blue- green water a reddish- brown water.