| Author | West, G.S. & Fritsch, F.E. |
| Year | 1932 |
| Title | A Treatise on the Freshwater Algae |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
| Source | Revised edition: in the great part rewritten by F.E. Fritsch edition, 534pp, Cambridge University Press |
| Illustrations | Line drawings |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | An early but comprehensive overview of the algae. |
| Examine |  Compound Microscope |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For identification | Current | CYANOBACTERIA | cyanobacteria, blue-green "algae", chloroplasts | |
| For identification | Current | CHROMISTA | algae | |
| For identification | Current | RHODOPHYTA | red seaweeds | Plantae |
| For identification | Current | CHAROPHYTA | stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes | Plantae |
| For identification | Current | CHLOROPHYTA | green algae | Plantae |
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