Red tide in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharloo_Lake" class="extiw" title="en:Maharloo Lake">Maharloo Lake</a>, a seasonal salt lake in Iran. The red color is caused by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_tide" class="extiw" title="en:Red tide">saline-resistant algea</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halobacterium" class="extiw" title="en:Halobacterium">halobacteria</a>.
Hadis Faghiri
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