Algae
Coralline alga lining an upper shore rock pool
The Natural History Museum houses a UK coralline algae collection that may potentially be of use for ocean acidification research.
British coralline algae collection
Coralline algae species are major structural and ecological components of benthic communities. The specimens in this collection span nearly 150 years. Find out more.
Historical marine collections at:
- Natural History Museum, London
- Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
- British Geological Survey
- National Museums Scotland
- School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Wales
- Zoology Museum, University of Cambridge
The collections at these institutions were surveyed for the UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme.