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Bacillariophyta

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Cyanophyta

Dinopyta

Euglenophyta

Rhodophyta

Links and Miscellaneous Stuff

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Pond Life Identification Kit

Seemingly green water in a pool. Interested? Click here.

Blotches on a sidewalk. Interested? Click here.

Cyanophyta Click here for Introduction to the Cyanobacteria
click here for our images of cyanophytes click here for short, excellent article on bacteria (incl. cyanobacteria) from Micscape Magazine
Chroococcales	Gleocapsa - Cyanobacteria, Gleocapsa Merismopedia - click here
Chamaesiphonales	Chamaesiphon - Cyanobacteria, Chamaesiphon
Oscillatoriales	Lyngbya - http://www-cyanosite.bio.purdue.edu/images/lgimages/LYNGBYA2.JPG
Nostocales	Nostocaceae Cyanobacteria, Nostoc	Scytonemataceae Cyanobacteria, Scytonema	Stigonemataceae click here	Rivulariaceae http://www-cyanosite.bio.purdue.edu/images/lgimages/GLOET1.JPG - Gloetrichia with akinete and terminal heterocyst
Cyanobacteria as Human Food Spirulina Home Page
Other Links	Escape Video - shows detachment from sheath as an escape from predator Cyanosite - main web site for cyanobacteria Gelatinous lichen with cyanophyte photobiont (from U.S. Forest Service) Biological soil crusts - from www.soilcrust.org Cyanobacteria and cryptobiotic crusts Nitrogen fixation - from the Univ. of Edinburgh's Microbial World web site archive

Rhodophyta Click here for Introduction to the Rhodophyta
Our images of freshwater red algae in Alabama (Caloglossa, Compsopogon, Batrachospermum, Audouinella)
Micscape Magazine article on Batrachospermum

Euglena
click image below

Protist Images: Euglenida: Euglena
Euglenophyta, Euglena

Phacus
click image below
(from puddle 2/13/99)

loricates
click image below
(from puddle 2/13/99)

Dinophyta Click here for Introduction to the Dinoflagellata

Chlorophyta Click here for Introduction to the Green Algae
Our images of Chlorophytes are below. Click on images to enlarge.
Chlorella as an endosymbiont in Hydra from local water garden.
Closterium, a desmid with polar vacuoles & ridged chloroplast see also this nice desmid article: Desmids see also for nice line drawings of desmids the following: The British Desmidieae 1848 - adapted for the internet
Cladophora found attached to rock in waterfall
Coleochaete collected as epiphyte on Elodea in local water garden. This specimen has long setae.
Draparnaldia from Tenn-Tom Waterway
Haematococcus The "bird bath alga" collected from local bird bath See also Micscape Magazine article
Mougeotia with axial, laminate chloroplasts
Oedogonium from local water garden
Pediastrum collected from outdoor goldfish pond
Pleurotaenium from local water garden
Spirogyra conjugating (Feb. 13, 1999) from puddle
Spirogyra showing nucleus and pyrenoids
Stigioclonium collected from outdoor goldfish pond
Trentepohlia, a terrestrial alga seen at King Srping: See web site link: Trentepohlia (University of Paisley: Biodiversity Reference)
Zygnema from puddle see also this nice article: Zygnema - an attractive freshwater algae
Ulothrix from golf course puddle

Chrysophyta Click here for Introduction to the Chrysophyta
Synura from ditch (2/14/99)	click image to enlarge
Tribonema from puddle (2/13/99)	click image to enlarge
Vaucheria from golf course pond	click image to enlarge

Bacillariophyta Click here for Introduction to the Bacillariophyta see also diatoms
Melosira from wet ditch	click images to enlarge