#structuralcolour — Public Fediverse posts
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#Phycologists discover what makes some #BrownAlgae shimmer and others not
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-phycologists-brown-algae-shimmer.html#StructuralColour in the brown algal genus Sporochnus (Sporochnales, #Phaeophyceae) https://phys.org/news/2024-05-phycologists-brown-algae-shimmer.html
"Most brown #algae are yellowish-brown, but #scuba divers noticed that a species resembling #Sporochnus shimmers like peacock feathers in yellow, bright green or blue when direct light is shone on them."