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Mature colony of the water net (Hydrodictyon) and a small developing colony within it
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Feathery colony of the foetid-smelling Hydrurus foetidus
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Mature and daughter colonies of Volvox from the database
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Sheaths with striations and trichomes of the blue-green alga Scytonema
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An anaglyph (3D) photo of the bearded stonewort (Chara canescens)
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Two photos of the desmid Xanthidium fasciculatum at different depths of focus
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Front, side and apical view of the desmid Cosmarium nasutum
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AlgaeVision is a database and virtual collection of images of freshwater and terrestrial algae collected in Britain and Ireland.
It also includes species from slightly brackish water and some marine blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), but diatoms are not included. The only colourless forms included are dinoflagellates (Dinophyta).
The database is designed to be used in conjunction with the second edition of The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles, published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. The volume was the outcome of a collaboration between The British Phycological Society and the Natural History Museum.
Citing AlgaeVision
Please cite the AlgaeVision website as follows:
Carter CF, John DM, Wilbraham J (2016) AlgaeVision: Virtual Collection of Freshwater Algae from the British Isles. Version II. World Wide Web electronic publication.
algaevision.myspecies.info
Access the database
Search by taxon or phylum to find information, images and references about individual algae.
About the database
AlgaeVision contains 2,300 images of nearly 250 genera and 680 species of British and Irish algae.
About algae
Information about algae and the classification system used in the AlgaeVision database.
Data
We are digitising large parts of the collections and giving digital access to the data via our Data Portal.
Algae collections
Our algae collection is among the largest in the world and a rich source of important historical material.
Diversity and informatics
Using big data to research undiscovered diversity in megadiverse systems.