Moss Balls in Lake Myvatn, Iceland
by Ragnar Sigurdsson (arctic-images.com), Iceland
Moss balls (cladophora aegagropila) also known as Marimo (Japanese), Cladophora balls or Lake balls are a species of filamentous green algae found in lakes in Iceland, Scotland, Japan and Estonia. Higher resolution images available from rth@arctic-images.com (there is a licensing fee depending on the use).
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- Exact location (-16.9941 W, 65.5857 N)
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Submitted on 10 January 2010
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