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How many species of algae are there?

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No one really knows. Estimates vary widely. The UK Biodiversity Steering Group Report estimated there to be 20,000 algal species in the UK.

Most authorities place the known number of species between 5,000 and 20,000.

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Black algae

Blue algae

Blue green algae

Brown algae

Golden algea

Green algae

Hair algae

Marine algae

Mustard algae

Pink algae

Red algea

Spirulina algae

String algae

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There are about 5,000,000 algae in the world today vnfdklszhdcfjfilx

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