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Green algae
Cylindrocystis brebissonii
Ablation area in Himalayan glacier
(Yala glacier, Nepal )
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Green algae
Mesotaenium berggrenii
(Yala glacier, Nepal )
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Green algae
Ancylonema noldenskioeldii
(Yala glacier, Nepal )
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Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria)
Oscillatoriacean
Filoumentous blue-green algae are observed in ablation zone
of Himalayan, Tibetan and Arctic glaciers.
(Yala glacier, Nepal )
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Green alga
Scotiella nivalis
(Mt. Taketama, Japan)
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Green alga
Chlamydomonas nivalis
In red snow. This cell is a resting spore.
The cell have red carotinoids to protect its body from strong
UV radiation on snow surface.
(Mt. Taketama, Japan)
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Animals
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Midges, Insect. Up/lavae Down/Adults
Diamesa kohshimai
This was discovered on Yala glacier in Nepal Himalayas. n
glacier.
(Yala glacier, Nepal )
QuickTime Movie
Midge1(585k)
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Copepod@
Glaciealla Yalensis
They live in the melt water on the glaciers.
Noplius (left) and copepod (right).
(Yala glacier, Nepal )
QuickTime Movie
Copepod1 (553k)
Copepod2 (975k)
Copepod3 (748k)
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Isotoma sp.
They are observed in accumulation zone.
(Yala glacier, Nepal )
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Eocapniera monticola
We can find them on snow field of mountain in May and June.
All of them are going to same direction.
(Tateyama, Japanese Alps)
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Other animals in snow or ice
Wingless winter stonefly: Eocapnia nivalis (Japan)
Wingless winter cranefly : Chionea nipponica (Japan)
Wingless stonefly : Scopura longa (Japan)
Ice Worm : Mesenchytraeus solifugus (North America)
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