Algae Collection (page 5)

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Giant clam (Tridacna squamosa), scuba diving at night at Koh Bon Bay, Similan Islands Underwater Park, Thailand, SE Asia Date: 12/05/2005

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Indonesia, Papua, Raja Ampat. Pipefish swims past coral. Date: 19/05/2006

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Indhar Lake covered by algae, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Date: 14/05/2008

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Madagascar, Baie de Sakalava, view on the white sand beach and transparent water Date: 15/05/2007

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The lower gorge with thermal springs at Hell's Gate National Park in Kenya. The national park's main attractions are the vertical red basalt cliffs

Plankton, Surirella striatula, Surirella striata
6338455 Plankton, Surirella striatula, Surirella striata by Corsi (19th century); (add.info.: Plankton, Surirella striatula, Surirella striata)

Examples of Florideae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho)
746694 Examples of Florideae from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1824-1919) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Florideophyceae)

Acid weed or mermaids hair, Desmarestia dresnayi
6337744 Acid weed or mermaids hair, Desmarestia dresnayi by Stanghi (19th century); (add.info.: Acid weed or mermaids hair, Desmarestia dresnayi)

Red algae, Claudea elegans
6337751 Red algae, Claudea elegans by Stanghi (19th century); (add.info.: Red algae, Claudea elegans. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali)

Seaweed species
6337731 Seaweed species by Stanghi (19th century); (add.info.: Serrated wrack, Fucus serratus 1, Desmarests flattened weed, Desmarestia aculeata 2, and brown algae, Halidrys siliquosa 3)

Plate 15 Zonaria Fucoideae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615760 Plate 15 Zonaria Fucoideae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 13 Dinobryon Flagellata from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615758 Plate 13 Dinobryon Flagellata from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Low Tide, Provincetown, 1916 (oil on canvas)
CH202341 Low Tide, Provincetown, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Beal, Reynolds (1867-1951); Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding in algae-rich shallows, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean

Common starfish (Asterias rubens) with pink encrusting algae, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, North Sea

Adult male Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), underwater, Fernandina Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Bowling Ball Beach “加州保龄球海滩”
Janice W. Chen

Algae inside rock formation on cliffs lit by rainbow during the midnight sun, Tungeneset, Senja, Troms county, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Colorful male wood duck perching. Juanita Bay Park Lake Washington, Kirkland, Washington State

Bolivia, Atacama Desert, Laguna Colorada, Red Lake. The red lake is shallow and tinted red by algae and volcanic sediment

Mites, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999053 Mites, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

Jean Vincent Felix Lamouroux (engraving)
815814 Jean Vincent Felix Lamouroux (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Vincent Felix Lamouroux (1779-1825)

Wan dai-fu orchid, Cymbidium sinense. Epidendrum sinense, Epidendro Chinese. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Green algae, Chara haitensis, Cara di Haiti. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Green algae Spongodium species
Green algae species, Spongodium elongatum, Spongodium obtusatum and Spongodium cristatum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

Red algae seaweed species
Red algae species Halopteris scoparia 1, Ceramium casuarinae 2, and Ceramium pedicellatum 3. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Spectacled caiman and hatching egg of the American crocodile
Spectacled caiman, Caiman crocodilus 1 and hatching egg of the American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus 2. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Red algae, Claudea elegans. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Peacocks tail, Padina pavonica 1, and Dictyota dichotoma 2. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Sugar kelp and other seaweeds
Sugar kelp, Saccharina latissima 1, red seaweed, Delesseria sanguinea 2, Porphyra purpurea 3, and Osmundaria fimbriata 4. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle

Three-spined stickleback and Atlantic mackerel
Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus 1, and Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus 2. Gasterosteo o Spinarella piccola, Maccarello comune

Virginia springbeauty, Claytonia virginica. Claitonia della Virginia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Green algae, Draparnaldia hypnosis, Draparnaldia in forma d Ipno. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Luminescent Algae. Aquarium in Naplesi, 1911 (ink on paper)
5615147 Luminescent Algae. Aquarium in Naplesi, 1911 (ink on paper) by Hablik, Wenzel (1881-1934); Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; German, out of copyright

Seaweed, fishes, sea horse, crab and shellfish, illustrated plates from
CHT163255 Seaweed, fishes, sea horse, crab and shellfish, illustrated plates from La Vie sous marine, late 19th century (heliogravure) by Belet

Dictyota dichotoma (Green dichotomous laver, Ulva dichotoma). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1800

Arthrothamnus bifidus (Cloven fucus, Fucus bifidus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1800

Bifurcaria bifurcata (tuberculated fucus, Fucus tuberculatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1800

Thongweed, Himanthalia elongata (Downy fucus, Fucus tomentosus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1800

Udotea flabellum (Fan coralline, Corallina flabellum). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Bladderwrack, Fucus vesiculosus. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Mains Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835. James Main (1775-1846) was a Scottish gardener, botanist and writer

Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina, green algae
Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina 1, green algae, Acetabularia acetabulum 2 and seaweed, Fucus species 3. Un requin ou veau marin, Phoca vitulina, plante marine Acetabulum, le Tilleul marin

Oarweed, Laminaria digitata, Laminaire digitee. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Red algae and seaweeds or Florideae: Irish moss, Chondrus crispus, conglomerate seaweed, Melanamansia glomerata, Constantinea rosa-marina, Ptilota serrata, Neoptilota densa, Rissoella verruculosa

Desmidiaceae algae species: Staurastrum furcatum 1, 5, Staurastrum vestitum 2, Staurastrum aculeatum 3, Staurastrum paradoxum 4, Micrasterias denticulata 6, Micrasterias trigemina 7

Fucoideae seaweeds and algae
Fucoideae seaweeds: bullwhip kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana 1, Cutleria multifida 2, Cystoseira spinosa 3, Agarum clathrus 4, Scaberia agardhii 5, peacocks tail, Padina pavonica 6

Peacocks tail algae and hermit crabs
Peacocks tail algae, Padina pavonica 1, common hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus 2, blue-eyed hermit crab, Paragiopagurus diogenes 3, and Pagurus alatus 4. Padine, Pagures

Big-eyed beetle, backswimmer, darkling beetle
Big-eyed beetle, Notiophilus biguttatus, backswimmer, Nononecta species, nummulite fossil, darkling beetle, Nyctelia species, bat fly, Nycteribia species

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"Exploring the Intricate Beauty of Algae: From Ernst Haeckel's Art of Diatom Algae to 19th-Century Cyanotypes" Discover the mesmerizing world of algae, as we delve into its diverse forms and captivating allure. Ernst Haeckel's stunning illustrations in "Art of Diatom Algae" showcase the intricate patterns and delicate structures that make these organisms so fascinating. Algues - algae, a term encompassing various species, offer a glimpse into the wonders of marine life. Pressed seaweed specimens C016 / 6127 provide tangible evidence of their existence, preserving their beauty for generations to appreciate. Transporting us back in time, a 19th-century alga cyanotype captures the essence of these ancient organisms. The blue hues evoke a sense of tranquility while reminding us of algae's enduring presence throughout history. Calcareous phytoplankton observed through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveals their microscopic intricacies. These tiny calcified organisms play an essential role in marine ecosystems, contributing to both biodiversity and carbon cycling. In the enchanting realm beneath the waves, witness the remarkable sight of a male weedy seadragon carrying eggs through a kelp forest. This awe-inspiring display showcases how algae serves as vital habitat and nourishment for countless marine creatures. Discosphaera tubifera, a coccolithophore with its ornate structure visible under SEM, highlights nature's ability to create intricate masterpieces on even microscopic scales. Such marvels remind us that beauty exists at every level within our natural world. Returning to cyanotypes from Anna Atkins' collection dating back to ca. 1853, we are reminded once again how early pioneers recognized and celebrated algae's aesthetic appeal long before it gained scientific recognition. From Dictyota dichotoma's elegant fronds swaying gently underwater to diatoms observed under SEM revealing their geometric precision, algae showcases the diversity and resilience of plant life in aquatic environments.