Algae were a group of plant-like organisms. They ranged from single-celled varieties to larger multicellular growths.
In the 23rd century, Starfleet uniforms were composed of xenylon, an algae-based compound. (TAS episode: "The Terratin Incident")
The highest form of life on Zeta Gibraltar was a bush-like blue algae. (TOS novel: Savage Trade)
In 2369, the water supply of the Dracon monastery on the planet Riat was infected by an algae which had been irradiated by solar flare activity. When the monks at the monastery consumed the water they underwent a mutation which made them violent and cannibalistic. Doctor Beverly Crusher of the USS Enterprise-D was able to cure the monks of the infection. (TNG comic: "Light of the Day")
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Appearances and references[]
- TOS novel: The Galactic Whirlpool
- TOS novel: Prime Directive
- TOS novel: Gemini
- TOS novel: Ex Machina
- TOS novel: Savage Trade
- TOS novel: To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh
- TOS novel: The Vulcan Treasure
- TOS - Vulcan's Soul novel: Exiles
- TOS - Legacies novel: Captain to Captain
- TOS - Strange New Worlds IV short story: "The Name of the Cat"
- TAS episode: "The Terratin Incident"
- TNG - The Space Between comic: "Light of the Day"
- DS9 episode: "Profit and Lace"
- DS9 episode: "'Til Death Do Us Part"
- DS9 novel: Rising Son
- VOY novel: The Farther Shore
- ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Tower of Babel
- PRM novel: Fire with Fire
- PRM novel: In the Heart of Chaos
- Myriad Universes - Infinity's Prism novella: Seeds of Dissent
External links[]
- Algae article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Algae article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.