Brown algae is a common problem in many fish tanks, especially those that have been recently set up. It’s not dangerous to fish but can turn your beautiful aquarium into an ugly mess.

If you see algae in a fish tank, it’s important to identify what type of algae is present before attempting to treat it. ... Brown algae. Sometimes it's called gravel or silica algae.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology, Germany, have discovered a conserved developmental pattern known as the hourglass model in brown algae, providing more evidence that the ...

By showing that brown algae with an independent origin of multicellularity also have a transcriptomic hourglass pattern, Lotharukpong et al. establish that the transcriptomic hourglass is indeed a ...

Brown algae represent Earth's third most developmentally complex lineage, comparable to some plants in terms of sophistication in developmental patterns. They are complex photosynthetic organisms with ...

COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Brown algae is washing up on Cocoa Beach and swimmers and surfers are getting coated with it. Locals say it’s worse than it’s been in a long time. It’s visible in the ...

STILLWATER, NY (WRGB) — Swimming at Brown’s Beach in Stillwater is closed once again due to possible algae blooms. In June it was closed for 5 days after an anonymous call reported algae ...

The golden brown algae, known as Chrysosphaerella, may, however, give off a metallic taste and order, according to notice posted on Aug. 30 by the Massachuetts Water Resources Authority.