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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
AcanthowetraA photograph of a foraminifera found in the Indian Ocean
Foraminiferan remains from the White Cliffs of Dover, U.K. The cliffs are made up of unimaginable numbers of chalky shells of long dead marine animals
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
Nummulites gizehensis, giant foraminiferanShown here is a giant foraminiferan originating from the Eocene of Egypt. Foraminifera are amoeba-like, single-celled protistids and can still be found in abundance today
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
Chorda lomentaria, seaweedPlate from Algae Danmonienses: or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt. 1834-1840
Fucus crispus, kelpPlate 217 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 saccatus, kelpPlate 241 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 digitatus, kelpPlate 162 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
Ulva pavonia, algaPlate 15 from Drawings of Submerged Algae (1800) by Mary Dawson Turner. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Ulva lingulatam, algaPlate 11 from Drawings of Submerged Algae (1800) by Mary Dawson Turner. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Lycoperdon coliformePlate 1 from Drawings of Submerged Algae (1800) by Mary Dawson Turner. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Chorda filum, seaweedHerbarium sheet from the collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Axopodorhabdus albianus, coccolithScanning electron microscope image of a Cretaceous coccolith from Folkestone Chalk (x 10, 000 on a standard 9 cm wide print)
Foraminiferal limestoneNummulitic limestone made up of the hard parts of billions of foraminiferans
Thodomenia lacineata, seaweedPlate 17 from Algae Danmonienses: or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt 1834-1840
Dictyota atomaria, seaweed
Chordaria flagellifornis, seaweedPlate 57 from Algae Danmonienses : or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt. 1834-1840
Asperoccus turneri, seaweedPlate 59 from Algae Danmonienses : or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt. 1834-1840
Fucus agarum, kelpPlate 75 from Fuci, or coloured figures and descriptions of the Plants referred by botanists to the genus Fucus (1808-1819), Volume II, by Mary Dawson Turner
Chondus cripus, carrageen mossIllustration from Algae Danmonienses: or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt; carefully named according to Dr. Hookers British Flora
Native necklace of fossil foraminifera (Alveolinae)Native necklace of fossil foraminifera from John Whittakers cabinet, fossils dating from the Eocene Limestone, Sindh, India
Rhodophyta, Coralline algaeThis specimen was collected by Charles Darwin in 1836 from Keeling Atoll, Indian Ocean
Raphiidonema faringdone, calcareous spongeA vase-shaped calcareous sponge with numerous small canals from the Cretaceous of Berkshire, England
Chleophaga hybrida, kelp gooseFf. 66. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas ganta Anas antarctica and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Coccoliths magnified a thousand timesAn illustration of Coccoliths magnified a thousand times. Coccoliths are micro-fossils and feature heavily in the composition of chalk
Lichens result from an intimate relationship between a fungus and an alga; there are about 18, 000 species
Calcidiscus leptoporus and Syracolithus quadriperforatus, coIn this scanning electron micrograph, the transition of a life-cycle stage in Calcidiscus is shown from the outer cover to the inner layer. Specimen taken from W. Mediterranean
Minakatella longifila, slime mould
Actinoptychus, diatomScanning electron microscope image of the exterior valve of the diatom Actinoptychus (x 500 on a standard 9 cm wide print)
ChalkA piece of flintless white chalk from the Upper Chalk, Flamborough, Yorks. Chalk is a sedimentary rock formed in deep seas
Marpolia spissa, fossilised algaeA fossilised type of green algae, possible filamentous cyanobacteria (Marpolia spissa), approximately 12 mm in height. This specimen was discovered in the Middle Cambrian, Burgess Shale, Canada