Algae
This is a very basic guide to algae, including freshwater, terrestrial and marine algae (seaweeds).
- What are algae?
- Blue-green algae (Cyanophyceae; Cyanobacteria)
- Stromatolites
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Brown algae (Ochrophyta,
Phaeophyceae)
- Fucus (Wracks)
- Laminaria and Saccharina (Kelps)
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Green algae (Chlorophyta,
Chlorophyceae)
- Chlamydomonas
- Ulva (Sea Lettuce)
- Red algae (Rhodophyta)
- Eating seaweed
- Diatoms (Ochrophyta, Bacillariophyceae)
- Dinoflagellates (Myzozoa, Dinophyceae)
These notes are intended as an introduction to algae: high-school students and first-year students in universities should get further material from recommended text-books.
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AlgaeBase
is a database of algal and seaweed names.
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Connemara Organic Seaweed Company
provide hand harvested, sustainable, kelp and seaweed products
for human consumption through health supplements and edible
products.
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Emerald Isle Organic Irish Seaweed.
A family business producing seaweed as supplements,
cooking, gardening and bath products.
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Irish Seaweeds Ltd
are suppliers of 100% natural hand-harvested seaweeds and
edible sea vegetable products from Ireland.