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Art of Diatom algae (from Ernst Haeckel)Diatoms. Computer-enhanced engraving of assorted species of diatom. Diatoms are a group of single- celled algae. The two main morphological types of diatom are represented here
Discosphaera tubifera, coccolithophoreScanning electron microscope (SEM) showing the unicellular planktonic algae Discosphaera tubifera from the North Atlantic surrounded by a sphere of calcite plates - coccoliths
Dictyota dichotomaCyanotype photograph by Anna Atkins, one of the first natural history photographers. From British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, 1853. Date: 1853
Pressed seaweed specimens C016 / 6127Pressed seaweed specimens collected by women living in Jersey during the 1850s and 1860s
Fucus bulbosus, kelpPlate 161 from Fuci, or coloured figures and descriptions of the Plants referred by botanists to the genus Fucus (1808-1819), Volume III, by Mary Dawson Turner
Fucus radiatus, kelp
Calcareous phytoplankton, SEMCalcareous phytoplankton. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the external mineralised structures (coccospheres) of small marine algal organisms called coccolithophores
Microcystis blue-green algaBlue-green algae. Coloured transmission electron micrograph of a single cell of the blue-green algae Microcystis aeruginosa (also known as Anacystis cyanea)
Calcareous phytoplankton fossil, SEM Z100 / 0213Calcareous phytoplankton fossil. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fossil of the skeleton (coccosphere) of a coccolithotrope, a small marine algal organism
Emiliana huxleyi, coccolithScanning electron microscope image of a complete sphere of coccoliths from modern oceans. These are thin calcite shells protecting the coccolithophore within
Macrocystis pyrifera, giant kelpGiant kelp, also known as kelp forest, seaweed and sea grass. Specimen annotated as Macrocystis pirifera from South Africa, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Coelosphaeridium, calcareous alga
DiatomsSelected slide of a group of fossil diatoms collected from Bori, Hungary in September 1895 and viewed under the light microscipe using differential interfereance contrast
Diatoms, SEMDiatoms. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of diatoms (Campylodiscus sp.). These microscopic, single-celled algae possess rigid and finely-sculpted cell walls known as frustules
SEM of diatoms and blue-green algaeDiatoms & blue-green algae. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of groups of Navicula sp. diatoms (brown). Also seen in the image are strands of blue-green algae (blue)
Acanthoica acanthifera, coccosphereScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a coccosphere, collected in the North Atlantic (x 25, 000 on negative). Artificially coloured by computer
Diatom alga, SEMDiatom. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Biddulphia sp. diatom. This is a marine planktonic unicellular alga. It has a mineralised cell wall (frustule) divided into two halves
MAB-647Bloom of green algae Loch Leven Scottish Borders Scotland UK
Algae
Chondrus crispusCyanotype photograph by Anna Atkins, one of the first natural history photographers. From British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, 1853. Date: 1853
Amphiroa orbignyana, coralline red algaeAmphiroa algae specimen collected by Charles Darwin, held in Sir William Hookers private collection of preserved plant and algal specimens, Herbarium Hookeranium
Emiliania huxleyi coccolithophores collected from a bloom in the SW Approaches to the English Channel in June 2004. Date: 2004
Spirulina cyanobacterium (Spirulina sp.), magnified X 200
Spirulina cyanobacterium (Arthrospira sp.), magnified X 200
Dinoflagellate (Ceratium sp.), magnified X 200
Freshwater green alga (Pediastrum duplex), colony magnified X 800
A green alga (Cosmarium sp.), cell, magnified X 800
Phytoplankton: diatoms discoloring the sea due to the chlorophyll in their cells, below the 80-metre high cliffs of Point Perpendicular, Jervis Bay, south coast New South Wales, Australia
Zooplankton (Ceratium sp.), a bioluminescent species of dinoflagellate, magnified X 40
Freshwater green alga (Pediastrum boryanum), colony
Diatom (Pinnularia sp.), fresh water alga, magnified X 400
Photoplankton (Scenedesmus sp.), colony cells inside the parental mother wall, magnified X 400
Red algae (Scinaia okamurae), about 10 cm tall. Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Mini caulerpa (Caulerpa brachypus), in its native habitat. It is invasive where introduced, smothering sessile organisms and killing corals. Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
A red alga (Martensia fragilis), with delicate flats blades that can be blue, green or pink; about 8 cm tall. Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Hijiki seaweed (Hizikia_fusiformis), edible brown algae farmed in East Asia, an ingredient of the Japanese diet for centuries as it is rich in fibre and essential minerals
Moss balls (Aegagropila linnaei), filamentous green algae found in colonies in lakes of only Japan, Iceland, Scotland, Estonia and Australia
Asian kelp (Undaria pinnatifida), harvested seaweed being laid on racks to dry, a delicacy both in Asia and Europe, and used in a wide variety of cosmetic and health products such as shampoo
Glueweed (Gloiopeltis furcata), a red alga of the North Pacific. It is used as food and sizing material in textiles in Asia. Rebun Island, Hokkaido, Japan
Sea lettuce (Ulva sp.), coastal algae that is particularly prolific in areas where chemicals used in intensive farming wash into the sea. Japan
Sinuous ballweed (Colpomenia sinuosa), with bladder-like, hollow, membranes. Kii Peninsula, Wayayama Prefecture, Japan
Smooth sponge green seaweed (Cladophoropsis vaucheriaeformis), about 20 to 30 cmm across, with woolly, spongy branches made up of fine filaments
Green algae (Codium barbatum), a bushy, branching plant 3 to 8 cm tall. Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
A sargassum seaweed (Sargassum hemiphyllum), with high commercial value for its use as food and its medicinal properties. Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
A sargassum seaweed (Sargassum ilicifolium), between 30 and 40 cm tall. Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Sponge seaweed (Hydroclathrus clathratus), clump of brown algae roughly 10 cm across, also called Swiss cheese seaweed. Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
A green alga (Codium cylindricum), with cylindrical branches 2.5 to 5.5 mm in diameter. Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Green spongeweed (Codium spongiosum), Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
