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Dictyota dichotomaCyanotype photograph by Anna Atkins, one of the first natural history photographers. From British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, 1853. Date: 1853
Discosphaera tubifera, coccolithophoreScanning electron microscope (SEM) showing the unicellular planktonic algae Discosphaera tubifera from the North Atlantic surrounded by a sphere of calcite plates - coccoliths
Fucus bulbosus, kelpPlate 161 from Fuci, or coloured figures and descriptions of the Plants referred by botanists to the genus Fucus (1808-1819), Volume III, by Mary Dawson Turner
Fucus radiatus, kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera, giant kelpGiant kelp, also known as kelp forest, seaweed and sea grass. Specimen annotated as Macrocystis pirifera from South Africa, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Acanthoica acanthifera, coccosphereScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a coccosphere, collected in the North Atlantic (x 25, 000 on negative). Artificially coloured by computer
Coelosphaeridium, calcareous alga
DiatomsSelected slide of a group of fossil diatoms collected from Bori, Hungary in September 1895 and viewed under the light microscipe using differential interfereance contrast
Emiliana huxleyi, coccolithScanning electron microscope image of a complete sphere of coccoliths from modern oceans. These are thin calcite shells protecting the coccolithophore within
Algae
Chondrus crispusCyanotype photograph by Anna Atkins, one of the first natural history photographers. From British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, 1853. Date: 1853
Amphiroa orbignyana, coralline red algaeAmphiroa algae specimen collected by Charles Darwin, held in Sir William Hookers private collection of preserved plant and algal specimens, Herbarium Hookeranium
Emiliania huxleyi coccolithophores collected from a bloom in the SW Approaches to the English Channel in June 2004. Date: 2004
Pressed seaweed book full of mounted seaweeds collected by women living in Jersey during the 1850s and 1860s
CoccolithScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a Folkestone chalk surface with Cretaceous coccoliths (x2500 on a standard 9 cm wide print)
Syracosphaera anthosCoccosphere from the Western Mediterranean. False coloured to show the shell is formed of inner and outer layers of coccoliths with very different structure
Scyphosphaera apsteinii. SEM image of an equatorial coccolith
Model of coccolith Kamptnerius magnificusCopy of the resin model of the coccolith Kamptnerius magnificus Deflandre, 1930 currently on display in the Earth Lab area of the Earth Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London
Usnea inflata, beard lichenAnd Hypogymnia physodes (right), Burnham Beeches, Bucks, W. London. The former is a recent colonist following reductions in SO2 pollution
Ceratolithoides aculeus, coccolithScanning electron microscope image of an isolated coocolith from Cretaceous chalk. These are thin calcite shells protecting the coccolithophore within
Chorda filum, sea laceCut out of mounted specimen of sea lace or Dead mans rope. A brown seaweed, this specimen is 14.5 feet long and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Florosphaera profunda, coccolithScanning electron microscope image of a complete sphere of coccoliths from modern oceans. These are thin calcite shells protecting the coccolithophore within
Proterozoic ocean floorA restoration of Proterozoic ocean floor with bun-shaped stromatolites
Nine molluscs, including bivalves and gastropodsWatercolour 391 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Kow-er-ring, Kow-ill, Kaa-din, Wal-gan, from the Watling Collection
Dumontia contorta, seaweed
Scinaia forcellata, seaweedCut out of specimen of marine alga or seaweed collected by Holmes in Enoura, Japan. Specimen is held in the Crypt. Herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London
Emiliania huxleyi coccosphereCoccosphere of Emiliania huxleyi from the Western Mediterranean. E. huxleyi is one of the most widespread species on earth
Desmarestia ligulata, seaweedPage 55 from Algae Danmonienses: or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt; carefully named according to Dr. Hookers British Flora
Amphitetras, diatomScanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing the diatom Amphitetras with its ornate silica shell (x5000 on a standard 9 cm wide print). Coloured artificially by computer
Frontispiece of Catalogue Raisonne d une collectionIllustration by Francois Boucher from the book Catalogue Raisonne d une collection by Edme Francois Gersaint, 1744
The pond in the Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams. Published in Wildlife Garden by Roy Vickery, 2004 page 35
Ciliate planktonScanning electron microscope image of a ciliate showing clearly the microscopic hairs or cilia that they use for movement and feeding (x 700)
Fucus vesiculosis, bladderwrackIllustration from Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London. By Leopald Trattinick, 1825
CoccolithsScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of coccoliths, these are the limestone scales surrounding the marine phytoplankton coccolithophores
Acanthoica acanthifera
Spiral axis of Archimedes, bryozoanArchimedes, was a bryozoan possibly living in association with an alga. From the Lower Carboniferous limestone, Iowa, USA. c. 350-330 million years old
Coccolithus pelagicusCoccosphere of Coccolithus pelagicus, a common cold water coccolithophore. Collected from the British Continental shelf, North West of Scotland. Specimen diameter 15m. False-coloured SEM image
Florisphaera profundaA coccolithophore with highly modified, plate-like coccoliths. This is a very common deep dwelleing species, typically living at about 100-150m depth in the water column
Ophiaster formosusA coccolithophore with long appendages formed of strings of highly modified coccoliths. Collected from the West Pacific. Specimen diameter 50m. False-coloured SEM image
Pontosphaera japonica. A coccolithophore with relatively large, flat, coccoliths. Collected from off Hawaii. Specimen diameter 22m. False-coloured SEM image
Calyptrolithophora papillifera, holococcolithAn SEM of a holococcolith, a nano-fossil, with flat top
Iridaea edulis, seaweedPlate 78 from Algae Danmonienses : or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt. 1834-1840
Mesogloia multifida, seaweedPlate 98 from Algae Danmonienses : or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt. Vol. 2 1834-1840
Entromorpha clathrata, seaweed
Punctaria plantaginea, seaweedPlate 206 from Algae Danmonienses : or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt 1834-1840
Codium tomemtosus, seaweedPlate 35 from Algae Danmonienses : or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt. 1834-1840
Rhodomenia reniformis, seaweedPlate 19 from Algae Danmonienses : or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt. 1834-1840