Web Directory

» Acritarchs and Chitinozoa
   Information on these organisms which have not yet been able to be classified, including their fossil record, biology and life cycle with a number of images of individual species.
   http://www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/acritarch.html

» Algae
   A basic guide to algae including marine, freshwater and land species.
   http://www.seaweed.ie/algae/

» Algae Description and Types
   Algae are plant-like organisms that are usually photosynthetic and aquatic and this article describes the main phylogenetic groups.
   http://www.lenntech.com/eutrophication-water-bodies/algae.htm

» Algae from Bemersyde 2006
   Biologists have been studying a loch on the Scottish Borders over time and provide a list of the algae and other protists found in it, with photographs of each.
   http://www.lifesciences.napier.ac.uk/algalweb/Bemersyde06.htm

» AlgaeBase
   Information on the algae of the world, including terrestrial, marine, and freshwater forms. Search by genus, species, or common name. Includes images and references.
   http://www.algaebase.org

» AlgaeVision
   Provides a searchable image database for UK freshwater and terrestrial algae.
   http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/algaevision/

» Caribbean Reef Plants
   Sample pages and images from an identification guide to marine algae and seagrasses.
   http://users.erols.com/offshoregraphics/reefplants.htm

» Droplet
   Microscopy of the protozoa by Piotr Rotkiewicz - includes images, systematics, glossary, forum, and resources.
   http://www.pirx.com/droplet/

» Flagellate
   Information from Wikipedia on these unicellular organisms with one or more whip-like organelles called flagella. Although sharing this common structure, they are not a single taxonomic group.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellate

» Flagellated Protozoa
   Article by Wim van Egmond introducing these organisms with photographs of Euglena, Peranema, Dinoflagellates and Spongomonas, and instructions on growing your own cultures.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/wimsmall/flagdr.html

» Freakin Fucus
   Introduction and technical information regarding seaweeds and phycology.
   http://www.freakinfucus.co.uk/

» Freshwater Algae
   Provides information on the varieties of algae and their classification with photomicrographs of example species of the main freshwater phyla.
   http://www.micrographia.com/specbiol/alg/alghome/alggen01.htm

» Freshwater Diatoms and Algae
   Microscope images of many genera, mostly collected in central Texas.
   http://centexnaturalist.com/foldermainmenus/aamenuf.html

» Introduction to the Chromista: From Microbes to Giants
   General discussion of the kingdom-level taxon Chromista, including diatoms, kelp, downy mildew, and other organisms that possess chlorophyll and are mostly photosynthetic, but are not plants. Includes links for more information.
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/chromista.html

» Introduction to the Sagenista
   Information on the bicoecids and slime nets which form a basal group of chromists, the classification of which is unclear.
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/sagenista.html

» Just what is this Stuff we call Algae?
   Information on the freshwater algae likely to be found in a garden pond.
   http://www.fbas.co.uk/Algae.html

» Kingdom Protoctista
   Introductory look at the Kingdom.
   http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/protoc.html

» Marine Algae of Northern California
   About 16 photographs of species found in this region.
   http://www.sonoma.edu/users/c/cannon/MarineAlgae.html

» Marine Collection
   Small photograph gallery of microscopic algae, phytoplankton and diatoms.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/micropolitan/marine/algae/index.html

» Marine Protozoa
   Article by Jean-Marie Cavanihac on these organisms with photographs of many species.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmar01/protoz.html

» Natural Perspective: The Protoctist Kingdom (Protoctista)
   Describes the kingdom as "a catch-all for the multicellular organisms which don't fit into the Animal, Plant, or Fungus Kingdoms" and describes its scope.
   http://www.perspective.com/nature/protoctista-index.html

» Ohio University: Algae
   Provides a directory of algal images and links to general information on algae.
   http://vis-pc.plantbio.ohiou.edu/algaeindex.htm

» Parasitic Protozoa
   About 10,000 species of Protozoa are parasitic and this article provides information on these species and the illnesses they cause.
   http://www.aber.ac.uk/parasitology/Edu/ParProto/ProtoTxt.html

» Protist
   Information from Wikipedia on this group of organisms which cannot be classified as plants, animals or fungi.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protist

» Protist Image Data
   Pictures and information on selected genera of algae and protozoa.
   http://megasun.bch.umontreal.ca/protists/protists.html

» Protist Images: Heterokonta
   Classification of these flagellates with a number of images of individual species. English and Japanese.
   http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/PDB/Images/Protista/HeterokontaE.html

» Protist Information Server
   Image database archiving more than 34,000 images (511 genera, 1944 species) and 556 movie clips for research and education.
   http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/Protist_menuE.html

» Protistan Phyla
   Short articles and illustrations of the major groups of protists.
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/index/protista.html

» Protozoa
   Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering Euglena, Trypanosoma, Trichonympha, Peridinium, Paramecium and other ciliates, Monocystis lumbrici, Opalina, Amoeba, Arcella, Difflugia, Globigerina, Radiolaria and Actinosphaerium in detail.
   http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/protozoa.html

» Seaweed Site
   Information on many aspects of seaweeds with links to other sites connected with these algae.
   http://www.seaweed.ie

» The Center for Phycological Documentation
   Information about algae and their taxonomy, including 'The Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean,' and 'The Index Nominum Algarum,' a compendium of circa 200,000 algal names.
   http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/rlmoe/

» UTEX: The Culture Collection of Algae
   This collection includes approximately 3,000 different species of living algae, representing most major algal taxa, many of which can be supplied in large volumes.
   http://www.utex.org/