Biology

Introduction to the Sagenista Introduction to the Sagenista- Information on the bicoecids and slime nets which form a basal group of chromists, the classification of which is unclear. Freshwater Algae Freshwater Algae- Provides information on the varieties of algae and their classification with photomicrographs of example species of the main freshwater phyla. Acritarchs and Chitinozoa Acritarchs and Chitinozoa- Information on these organisms which have not yet been able to be classified, including their fossil record, biology and life cycle with a number of ima… Protist Protist- Information from Wikipedia on this group of organisms which cannot be classified as plants, animals or fungi. Flagellate Flagellate- Information from Wikipedia on these unicellular organisms with one or more whip-like organelles called flagella. Although sharing this common structure, they are not a… Algae Description and Types Algae Description and Types- Algae are plant-like organisms that are usually photosynthetic and aquatic and this article describes the main phylogenetic groups. Just what is this Stuff we call Algae? Just what is this Stuff we call Algae?- Information on the freshwater algae likely to be found in a garden pond. Droplet Droplet- Microscopy of the protozoa by Piotr Rotkiewicz - includes images, systematics, glossary, forum, and resources. Protist Information Server Protist Information Server- Image database archiving more than 34,000 images (511 genera, 1944 species) and 556 movie clips for research and education. Freakin Fucus Freakin Fucus- Introduction and technical information regarding seaweeds and phycology. Protist Image Data Protist Image Data- Pictures and information on selected genera of algae and protozoa. Protistan Phyla Protistan Phyla- Short articles and illustrations of the major groups of protists. Introduction to the Chromista: From Microbes to Giants Introduction to the Chromista: From Microbes to Giants- General discussion of the kingdom-level taxon Chromista, including diatoms, kelp, downy mildew, and other organisms that po… Seaweed Site Seaweed Site- Information on many aspects of seaweeds with links to other sites connected with these algae. AlgaeBase AlgaeBase- Information on the algae of the world, including terrestrial, marine, and freshwater forms. Search by genus, species, or common name. Includes images and references. Discover Life - Plantae Discover Life - Plantae- Checklists, images, maps, and identification guides. E-Flora BC E-Flora BC- Electronic atlas project for the plants of British Columbia, covering life forms from vascular plants to algae, and topics from identification to scientific collection… Australian Plant Name Index Australian Plant Name Index- Searchable database from the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research. The Oldest Land Plants The Oldest Land Plants- Introduction to the first land plants, known from fossils. FloraBase - The Western Australia Flora FloraBase - The Western Australia Flora- Authoritative scientific information on 12,000 taxa in Western Australia, including maps, images, descriptions, specimen, and nomenclatura… FloraGREIF: Virtual Flora of Mongolia FloraGREIF: Virtual Flora of Mongolia- Open source project aiming to provide an information source for botanists, plant ecologists and students of botany or ecology working in app… The Bulgarian Flora Online The Bulgarian Flora Online- Provides a brief description and photographs of each species found in the country. Australian Native Plants Australian Native Plants- Photographs of Australian plants with fact sheets, distribution maps and conservation notes West African Plants West African Plants- A photo guide and identification tool for vascular plants of West Africa with an easy to use multi-entry key of 18 characters. Index Nominum Genericorum Index Nominum Genericorum- A collaborative project of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy and the Smithsonian Institution, providing a compilation of generic names pu… Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature- Database of references to publications on the taxonomy of flowering plants, gymnosperms, and ferns. Wisconsin Vascular Plant Species Wisconsin Vascular Plant Species- A checklist of naturally occurring vascular plants in Wisconsin with photographs, distribution maps and habitat descriptions. Vascular Plants of North Central Florida Vascular Plants of North Central Florida- Checklist of plants, subdivided by form, with common names. Jordan Flora Jordan Flora- Images of native plants in Jordan with no explanatory text. Inventory of the Plants of Pakistan Inventory of the Plants of Pakistan- Information about the project to publish a complete Flora of Pakistan. Flora Danica Online Flora Danica Online- One of the world’s great botanical works, this was started in 1752 but not completed until 1883. The 3,240 engravings in folio of all the wild plants of Denma… eFloras eFloras- Collection of online floras, including the Flora of China, Flora of North America, Flora of Missouri, Flora of Pakistan, and Trees and Shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research and Australian National Herbarium Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research and Australian National Herbarium- Information about the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Australian plants, access to databases on livi… Flowers in Israel Flowers in Israel- Photo galleries of Israeli wildflowers and native plants. Tropicos Tropicos- Publicly accessible botanical database organizing millions of plant specimens, images, and bibliographic references, from the Bioinformatics Department at the Missouri B… World Checklist of Selected Plant Families World Checklist of Selected Plant Families- Enter a family, genus, or genus and species to see accepted names and world distribution of plants in 150 families. Maintained by the R… Botany.cz Botany.cz- Provides a virtual herbarium with photographs and descriptions of a range of species, a catalogue of localities and information on endangered and protected plants in th… herbaria@home herbaria@home- Web-based volunteer project to digitize and catalog museum and university herbarium collections held in the UK. Photo Herbarium Photo Herbarium- Einar Vaernes has produced a photograph gallery of Norwegian plants that he has photographed near Trondheim. Kingdom: Plantae Kingdom: Plantae- A growing directory of the hierarchy from Kingdom down to species. Includes descriptive pages on selected species. Plant Resources Center of the University of Texas at Austin Plant Resources Center of the University of Texas at Austin- Herbarium holding the world's largest collection of Texas plant specimens. Site offers history, and information about … Caudiciforms Caudiciforms- Information and photos of many species of caudiciforms - plants with thickened bases. Albion College Vascular Plant Image Gallery Albion College Vascular Plant Image Gallery- Taxonomically arranged images and summaries of family characteristics. Hawaiian Native Plant Genera Hawaiian Native Plant Genera- Images of hundreds of species of ferns, fern allies, and flowering plants, arranged by genus. Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas- Information including keys, descriptions and illustrations of species available in Adobe pdf format by Shinners and Mahler. Forestry Images - Plants Forestry Images - Plants- Small collection of plant imagery, from University of Georgia. Botanical Word Meanings and Name Derivations Botanical Word Meanings and Name Derivations- References on California plant names, meanings and derivations from Latin and Greek roots, with biographical information on western b… International Plant Names Index International Plant Names Index- Database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants. Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera- International Association for Plant Taxonomy searchable database. Introduction to the Green Kingdom Introduction to the Green Kingdom- Brief introduction to the plant kingdom with links to further information.