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Contents
Cyanobacteria ................................................................................................. 268
Rhodophyta ..................................................................................................... 271
Ochrophyta (Phaeophyceae) ........................................................................... 274
Chlorophyta .................................................................................................... 279
Animal Feed ........................................................................................................ 282
Extracts ................................................................................................................ 286
Agar ................................................................................................................ 287
Alginates ......................................................................................................... 288
Carrageenan .................................................................................................... 289
Fertilizers ............................................................................................................. 291
Cosmetics ............................................................................................................. 293
Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals ....................................................................... 294
Toxins .................................................................................................................. 301
Selected Reading ...................................................................................................... 305
Chapter 8 Oddities and Curiosities in the Algal World ............................................................309
In the Realm of Darkness .........................................................................................309
Algae–Animal Interaction: Riding a Sloth, Swinging on a Spider Web,
Swimming in a Jelly . . . ............................................................................................ 314
Some Like It Cold . . . ............................................................................................... 320
Some Like It Hot . . . ................................................................................................. 322
Some Like It Dry . . . ................................................................................................ 324
Selected Reading ...................................................................................................... 325
Contents
Cyanobacteria ................................................................................................. 268
Rhodophyta ..................................................................................................... 271
Ochrophyta (Phaeophyceae) ........................................................................... 274
Chlorophyta .................................................................................................... 279
Animal Feed ........................................................................................................ 282
Extracts ................................................................................................................ 286
Agar ................................................................................................................ 287
Alginates ......................................................................................................... 288
Carrageenan .................................................................................................... 289
Fertilizers ............................................................................................................. 291
Cosmetics ............................................................................................................. 293
Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals ....................................................................... 294
Toxins .................................................................................................................. 301
Selected Reading ...................................................................................................... 305
Chapter 8 Oddities and Curiosities in the Algal World ............................................................309
In the Realm of Darkness .........................................................................................309
Algae–Animal Interaction: Riding a Sloth, Swinging on a Spider Web,
Swimming in a Jelly . . . ............................................................................................ 314
Some Like It Cold . . . ............................................................................................... 320
Some Like It Hot . . . ................................................................................................. 322
Some Like It Dry . . . ................................................................................................ 324
Selected Reading ...................................................................................................... 325