AuthorBelcher, H. & Swale, E.
Year1979
TitleAn Illustrated Guide to River Phytoplankton
ISBN0 11 886602 8
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteCovers the algae that can be found FAIRLY COMMONLY (their emphasis) in suspension in rivers.
Source64pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
IllustrationsStipple drawings on right hand pages in the body of the book
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

The introductory section, is followed by 10 plates of representative species. This is followed by the Key to Genera, then Decriptions of Species Illustrated.

The authors emphasise that care must be taken to only collect suspended algae from mid-stream, if this work is to be used for identification.

Examine Compound Microscope
Specimen PreparationFresh, living algae, or preserved by adding a few drops of Lugols Iodine until the water is pale brown.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentCYANOBACTERIAcyanobacteria, blue-green "algae", chloroplasts
For identificationCurrentCHROMISTAalgae
For identificationCurrentCHLOROPHYTAgreen algaePlantae
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