Chrysophyta - http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Chrysophyta
Information from MicrobWiki on this phylum of unicellular marine or freshwater protists, members of which include the diatoms (class Bacillariophyta), golden algae (class Chrysophyceae), and yellow-green algae (class Xanthophyceae).
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Desmid - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmid
Information from Wikipedia on this order of green algae which have a variety of symmetric shapes which provide a basis for their classification.
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Desmids - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/wimsmall/algdr.html
Article by Wim van Egmond on these organisms with many excellent photographs of various species.
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Diatom - http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Diatoms
Information on this unicellular organism of the kingdom Protista characterized by a silica shell of often intricate and beautiful sculpturing.
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Diatoms - http://www.mbari.org/staff/conn/botany/diatoms/john/index.htm
Research project by John Becker provides plenty of information on these organisms and a modest photograph gallery.
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Diatoms: Pseudo-nitzschia - http://www.mbari.org/staff/conn/botany/diatoms/jennifer/indexa.htm
Research project by Jennifer Shin provides information on this organism and diatoms in general.
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Golden Algae - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysophyta
Information from Wikipedia on this large group of unicellular flagellate algae, the Chrysophytes, found mostly in fresh water.
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Introduction to the Chrysophyta - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/chrysophyta.html
Brief discussion of the group, also called golden algae, which is found in fresh water, particularly lakes. Includes information on some subgroups.
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Phylum Chrysophyta - http://www.sms.si.edu/IRLSpec/Phyl_Chryso1.htm
Provides a list of all the species included in the orders Bacillariales, Biddulphiales, Coscinodiscales, Fragilariales and Rhizosoleniales.
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Phytoplankton: Coccolithophorids - http://www.mbari.org/staff/conn/botany/phytoplankton/phytoplankton_coccolithophorids.htm
Some quick facts on these organisms and a scanning electron micrograph of Emiliana huxleyi.
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Phytoplankton: Diatoms - http://www.mbari.org/staff/conn/botany/phytoplankton/phytoplankton_diatoms.htm
Some quick facts about these organisms and a micrograph of a species of Actinoptychus.
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Phytoplankton: Silicoflagellates - http://www.mbari.org/staff/conn/botany/phytoplankton/phytoplankton_silicoflagellates.htm
Some quick facts on these organisms with information on the genus Dictyocha and a photomicrograph of an unidentified species.
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Silicoflagellate - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicoflagellate
Information from Wikipedia on this small group of unicellular algae, found in marine environments. Members of the only genus, Dictyocha, have one golden-brown chloroplast and a long flagellum.
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Silicoflagellates - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjul07/rc-silicoflag.html
An illustrated article by Richard T Carter on these interesting protists.
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Synura uvella - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/micropolitan/index.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/micropolitan/fresh/algae/frame4.html
Image of this species which forms small colonies.
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The Silicoflagellate Dictyocha - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artfeb04/rvwmarine1.html
Photographic study by Rene van Wezel of this member of the marine phytoplankton.
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Vaucheria in Connecticut - http://www.trincoll.edu/~cschneid/vaucheria.html
Researchers at Trinity College have been investigating the mud-stabilizing yellow-green alga Vaucheria in freshwater wetlands and salt-marshes for several years. Links also to other Vaucheria research.
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Zygnemataceae in Acid Streams - http://www.lifesciences.napier.ac.uk/algalweb/acidzygn.htm
Information of a number of filamentous algal species found in field studies in Scotland, with images of each.
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