Links

URLs that provide information about freshwater algae, including keys and illustrations

Diatoms

• DIADIST: Diatom and Desmid Identification by shape and texture
• ADIAC: Automatic Diatom Identification and Classification
• International Society for Diatom Research
• The Diatom Collection of the California Academy of Sciences
• Australian Diatom Homepage
• International Diatom Homepage
• DIATOMA - Peter Gell's Diatom webpages

Cyanobacteria (Blue-green algae)

• CYANOSITE

Excellent image-based sites for identification

• Protist Information Server
• Pond Life Identification Kit
• Key to Freshwater Algae of Tasmania

General

• An information system for terrestrial algal biodiversity
• Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment
• ALGAEBASE - Current algal nomenclature
• Algae & algal blooms found in NSW wetlands