BOOKS
 Round, F.E. , R.M.Cra wford, and D.G.Mann (1990). The Diatoms, Biology
& Morphology of the Genera, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
 E. F. Stoermer, John P. Smol, 2001. The Diatoms: Applications for the
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
 Hans Du Buf, 2002. Automatic Diatom Identification World Scientific.
Singapore.
 Barber, H.G.and E.Y.Ha worth (1981). A Guide to the Morphology of the
Diatom Frustule, Scientific Publ. No. 44, Ambleside, U.K.: Freshwater
Biol.Ass.
 Cox, E.J.(1996). Identification of Freshwater Diatoms from Living Material,
London: Chapman and Hall.
 Hustedt, F.(1927–1966).Die Kieselalgen Deutschlands, Oesterreichs und der Schweiz mit Berüchsichtigung der übrigen Länder Europas sowie der angrenzenden Meeresgebiete.Rabenhorst Kryptogamenflora [7 volumes].K oenigstein: Otto Koeltz Science Publishers.
 Krammer,K.and H.Lange-Bertalot (1986–1991).Bacillariophyceae, 4
Vols.in: Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa.Stuttgart/Jena: Gustav Fischer
Verlag: Volume 2/1.(1986): Naviculaceae. Volume2/2.(1988):
Bacillariaceae, Epithemiaceae, Surirellaceae. Volume 2/3.(1991):
Centrales, Fragilariaceae, Eunotiaceae. Volume 2/4.(1991):
Achnanthaceae, kritische Ergänzungen zu Navicula (Lineolatae) und
Gomphonema.
 Werner, D.(ed. ) (1977). The Biology of Diatoms, Oxford: Blackwell
Scientific Publications.
GENUS SPECIFIC ARTICLES :
Achnanthes
 Lange-Bertalot, H. & Krammer, K. (1989) - Achnanthes eine Monographie der Gattungen. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 18. J. Cramer, Stuttgart. 393 pp.
ISBN: 3 443 57009 7
 Bukhtiyarova, L. & Round, F. (1996) – Revision of the genus Achnanthes s.l. Psammothidium, a new gebus based on A. marginulatum. Diatom
Research 11(1): 1-30.
 Round, F. & Bukhtiyarova, L. (1996) - Four new genera based on
Achnanthes (Achnanthidium), together with a redefinition of
Achnanthidium. Diatom Research 11(2): 345-361.
Brachysira

 Lange-Bertalot, H. & Moser, G. (1994) - BRACHYSIRA Monographie der
Gattungen. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 29. J. Cramer, Stuttgart. 212 pp.
 Cyclotella, Stephanodiscus & Cyclostephanos
 Hakansson, H. (2002) – A compilation and evaluation of species in the general Stephanodiscus, Cyclostephanos & Cyclotella with a new genus in the family Stephanodiscaceae. Diatom Research 17(1): 1-139.
Eunotia
 Alles, E., Nörpel-Schempp, M. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (1991) – Zur
Systematik und Ökologie charakteristieker Eunotia-Arten
(Bacillariophyceae) in elektrolytarmen Bachoberläufen. Nova Hewigia
53(1-2): 171-213.
Cymbella & related taxa
 Krammer, K. (1997) - Die cymbelloiden Diatomeen. Eine Monographie der weltweit bekannten Taxa. Teil 1. Allgemeines und Encyonema part.
Bibliotheca Diatomologica Band 36. J. Cramer, Stuttgart. 382 pp.
 Krammer, K. (1997) - Die cymbelloiden Diatomeen. Eine Monographie der weltweit bekannten Taxa. Teil 2. Encyonema part., Encyonopsis und
Cymbellopsis. Bibliotheca Diatomologica Band 37. J. Cramer, Stuttgart.
469 pp.
 Krammer, K. (2002) - Diatoms of Europe. Diatoms of the European Inland
Waters and Comparable Habitats. Vol. 3. Cymbella. A.R.G. Gantner
Verlag K.G, Ruggell. 584pp.
 Krammer, K. (2003) - Diatoms of Europe. Diatoms of the European Inland
Waters and Comparable Habitats. Vol. 4. Cymbopleura, Delicata,
Navicymbula, Gomphocymbellopsis, Afrocymbella. A.R.G. Gantner
Verlag K.G, Ruggell. 530pp.
Navicula and related genera (genera split of from Navicula s.l.)
 Lange-Bertalot, H. (2001) - Diatoms of Europe. Diatoms of the European
Inland Waters and Comparable Habitats. Vol. 2. Navicula sensu stricto. 10
Genera Separated from Navicula sensu lato. Frustulia. A.R.G. Gantner
Verlag K.G, Ruggell. 526pp.
 Lange-Bertalot, H. & Krammer, K. (1987) – Bacillariaceae, Epithemiaceae,
Surirellaceae. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 15. J. Cramer, Stuttgart. 289 pp.
ISBN: 3 443 57006 2
Nitzschia

 Krammer, K. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (1985) Naviculaceae. Bibliotheca
Diatomologica 9. J. Cramer, Stuttgart. 230 pp. ISBN: 3 443 57001 1
Pinnularia
 Krammer, K. (2000) - Diatoms of Europe. Diatoms of the European Inland
Waters and Comparable Habitats. Vol. 1. The genus Pinnularia. A.R.G.
Gantner Verlag K.G, Ruggell. 703pp.
Stauroneis
 Lange-Bertalot, H., Cavacini, P., Tagliaventi, N. & Alfinito, S. (2003) –
Iconographia Diatomologica. Annotated Diatom Micrographs Vol. 12
Diatoms from Sardinia. Koeltz Scientific Books. 438pp. ISBN: 3 906166 01 5
 Werum, M. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (2004) – Iconographia Diatomologica.
Annotated Diatom Micrographs Vol. 13 Diatoms from Springs. Koeltz
Scientific Books. 480 pp. ISBN: 3 906166 14 7
 Van de Vijver, B. Beyens, L. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (2004) The genus
Stauroneis in Arctic and Antarctic Regions. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 50,
312pp.
DATABASE
 AlgaeBase
 American Type Culture Collection
 ANSP Algae Image Database
The ANSP Algae Image Database contains light micrograph images of diatom taxa from rivers throughout the USA.
 BGSU Algae Image Archive
185+ images of diatoms from Bowling Green State University, Ohio.
 California Academy of Sciences Diatom Collection
 Canadian Diatom Database
The Canadian Diatom Database includes approximately 3,000 diatom samples with their description, precise geographic location and associated information.
 Coimbra Collection of Algae
 Culture Collection of Algae at Goettingen University
 Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Cologne
 Database of algae in the University of Girona Herbarium
 DIAC: Automatic Diatom Identification And Classification
This pilot project aimed to develop algorithms for an automatic

identification of diatoms using image information, i.e. both shape and ornamentation. There is a searchable database of diatom images.
 Diatoms (teaching and learning web-site is intended as an introduction to micropalaeontology)
 Diatom Image Database
 Diatoms.co.uk
This diatom database application from Klaus Kemp contains 15,000+ images, 2350 species descriptions and more. Useful for teaching but not free.
 EDDI European Diatom Database
A web-based system of diatom training sets, ecological and taxonomic information, diatom images and transfer functions for performing environmental reconstructions from fossil assemblages.
 Great Lakes Diatoms
This is another diatom checklist with images this time from the
Laurentian Great Lakes of North America.
 HANNA Database (California Academy of Sciences)
The Hanna Database provides information on the Taxon, Locality, and
Publication tables. The Taxon table contains 75,000 records of specimens that have been identified on slides.
 International Survey of Diatom Collections
 Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Culture of Marine
Phytoplankton
 SVCK-Culture Collection of Conjugatophyceae
 The Culture Collection of Algae & Protozoa
 The Friedrich Hustedt Diatom Collection
 The Fritsch Collection of Illustrations of Freshwater AlgaeRoyal
Botanical Garden Edinburgh: Diatoms
 The North-West University Division of Botany, P B # x6001
Potchefstoom, 2520
 University of Toronto Culture Collection of Algae and Cyanobacteria
 UTEX Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Texas at Austin
 Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh
 Diatoms and other algae hosted by Bowling Green State University
USA
 Electronic microfossil image database system
 Envirnmental Change Research Centre database (diatoms)
 The Natural History Museum (London)

SYSTEMATICS
 AlgaTerra
 The Friedrich-Hustedt-Arbeitsplatz für Diatomeenkunde
 A Guide to Botanical Nomenclature: a Tennesse Tutorial (Ron Petersen)
 International Survey of Diatom Collections
 Index Herbariorum
 International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Tokyo 1994)
 International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Saint Louis 2000)
JOURNALS
 Algological Studies
 American Journal of Botany
 Aquaculture Association of Canada
 Aquatic Botany
 Aquatic Sciences
 Aquatic Ecology
 Association des Diatomistes de Langue Francaise
 Association of Systematics Collections
 Bibliotheca Diatomologica
 Bibliotheca Phycologica
 Botanica Marina
 British Phycological Society
 Cryptogamie Algologie
 Diatom Research
 European Journal of Phycology
 European Journal of Protistology
 Freshwater Biology
 Geomicrobiology Journal
 Harmful Algae News
 Hydrobiologia
 International Journal of Algae
 International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
 Journal of Applied Phycology
 Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
 Journal of Phycology
 Journal of Plankton Research
 Nova Hedwigia
 Phycologia
 Phycological Research
 'Protist' (formerly Archiv fuer Protistenkunde)
 Protistology

 Regulated Rivers: Research & Management
 Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
 The international journal "Protistology"
 The Journal of Phycology
 The Journal Phycological Research
 Harmful Algae
 Tropical Freshwater Biology
 Botanical journal of the Linnean Society
DISCUSSION FORUMS
 DIATOM-L (a forum for discussion regarding DIATOMS)
 ALGAE-L (Visit Mike Guiry's algal page for details)
 Microscopes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Microscope/
 Plankton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/
SOCIETIES
 International Society for Diatom Research
 International Phycological Society
 The Freshwater Biological Association
 The Japanese Society of Diatomology
 Phycological Society of America
 North American Benthological Society
 Phycological Society of Southern Africa
 British Phycological Society
 Internation Association of Limnogeology
 American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
 Hungarian Algological Society
 International "Fossil Algae" Association
 Field Studies Council
 Japanese Society of Phycology
 American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists
 The Micropalaeontological Society
CONFERENCE & MEETINGS
 INTERNATIONAL DIATOM SYMBOSIUM 2008: The next meeting of the
International Society for Diatom Research will be held in Dubrovnic,
Croatia in 7-13th September 2008. The meeting will be organised by
Nenad Jasprica, University of Dubrovnik, Institute for Marine and Coastal

Research, Kneza Damjana Jude 12, PO Box 83, HR-20000 Dubrovnik,
Croatia. Tel. + 385 20 323 484; Fax +385 20 323 872 email: nenad.jasprica@unidu.hr
.
 Meeting of German-Speaking Diatomists
COURSES
 The Iowa Lakeside Summer Lab. courses can be found at http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/lakeside/diatoms.html
which is Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms and run by Mark Edliund
Sarah Spaulding
 http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/lakeside/analysis.html
which is Analysis of Environmental Data and run by Steve Juggins
 Courses on Freshwater Phycology, Limnology, and Stream Ecology also conducted every summer (June - August) at The University of Michigan
Biological Station (Rex Lowe and Jan Stevenson)
 The University of Manitoba Field Station at Delta Marsh, Manitoba,
Canada often has a short diatom ID course in July (Gordon
Goldsborough)
 Elliot Shubert and Eileen Cox have an algae course at Kindrogan Field
Centre in the Scottish Highlands in late July.
 There is a summer field course in marine botany/phycology held in June at the Shoals Marine Lab on Appledore Island, Maine, USA, offered through Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire.
REGIONAL FLORAS, CHECKLISTS & RESEARCH PROGRAMS
 The Antarctic Diatom Home Page
 Diatoms in Salt Environments - Bolivian Altiplano
 Great Lakes Diatoms
 Mongolian Diatom Home Page
 Marine Planktonic Diatoms of the Northeast, US Coast: compilation of a contemporary flora
 Diatom Research at AWI Potsdam [Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and
Marine Research]
 Diatoms of the Swedish West Coast
Southeast [US] Environmental Research Center (SERC), Florida
Everglades. Periphyton
RESOURCE PERSONS:
Dr. A.K.S.K.Prasad
Secretary, International Phycological Society (IPS)

Department of Biological Science
Florida State University
Tallahassee FL 32306-1100 USA
E-mail: Prasad@bio.fsu.edu
Prof. V.N. Raja Rao.
Professor (Retd.), Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany,
University of Madras
Current Address:
634, 12 th cross, 27 th main, HSR Layout 1 st Sector,
Bangalore – 560 034, INDIA
Dr Prema Paul
Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany,
University of Madras,
Guindy Campus,
Chennai, INDIA
Dr. Rahul Mohan
Southern Ocean Oceanography Div.
National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research
Headland Sada, Goa - 403 804
Email: rahulmohan@ncaor.org
Dr. P Nautial
Department of Zoology,
HNB Grahwal University,
Srinagar 246174
INDIA E-mail: drpnallduni@rediffmail.com
Dr. R Nautial
Department of Zoology,
Government Degree College,
Dak Pathar, Dehradun,
INDIA E-mail: nautiyaldrrachna@rediffmail.com
Dr. David M. Williams,
Department of Botany,
The Natural History Museum,
Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom,
E-mail: d.m.williams@nhm.ac.uk
Dr Richard M. Crawford

Friedrich Hustedt Diatom Collection
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research
Am Handelshafen 12
27570 Bremerhaven
Germany
Tel: (49) 471 4831 1530
Fax: (49) 471 4831 1425
Prof. David G. Mann
Senior Principal Research Scientist
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Edinburgh EH3 5LR
Scotland, UK
Email: d.mann@rbge.org.uk
Tel. (+44) 131 248 2875
Dr. Jonathan Taylor
DH Environmental Consulting
P O Box 5429,
Helderberg 7135
South Africa E-mail: PLBJCT@puknet.puk.ac.za