The Micropalaeontological Society

The Micropalaeontological Society

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  • The Diatom Home Page – hosted by Roger Sweets (Indiana Univeristy). Information of general interest to diatomists and other phycologists. Includes info on how to subscribe to the Diatom-L, the forum for discussion of all matters diatomaceous or siliceous.
  • The International Society for Diatom Research – a source of information about the Society, its ideals, events, history and membership.
  • The California Academy of Sciences, Diatom Collection – an ongoing project to present taxonomic information, images, records of collections, and references pertaining to diatoms.
  • Stunning diatom images – hosted by accomplished Dutch photomicrographer Wim van Egmond who specialises in microscopy of small water-borne creatures using a variety of advanced contrast-enhancing techniques. Some of the best diatom images you’ll ever see! Have a look around the rest of his site for some other surprises!
  • Useful software – hosted by Steve Juggins (Newcastle). Software for a wide range of uses in Environmental and Earth Sciences.
  • Diatoms.co.uk – hosted by Klaus Kemp (Microlife Services), specialist in diatom microslides and diatom arrangements. Incredible artistry, incredible patience, an incredibly steady hand! Don’t miss this one! Check out our favourite – the Christmas trees!

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  • Marine Diatom Index – hosted by Ivo Grigorov (SOC). A virtual photo library for marine diatoms, including descriptions ecology & distributional information, reference lists and links to complementary sites.
  • Chaetoceros and Bacteriastrium – hosted by Jan Rines (Rhode Island).
  • Diatoms-Nature’s Gems – hosted by Hans Schrader (Bergen). Information on all things diatom.
  • In the news:
    • The Thalassiosira pseudonana (marine diatom) genome help can tell us why diatoms are so successful in marine environments
    • The rise of Rhizosolenid diatoms

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  • The Paleolimnology Home Page – hosted by Roger Sweets (Indiana Univeristy). Information for those interested in and/or practicing paleolimnology.
  • The Algal Image Laboratory at BGSU – 185+ digitised images of mostly freshwater diatoms. Contains links to both marine and freshwater diatom resources.
  • European Diatom Database (EDDI) – at University College London and Newcastle University. A web-based system of diatom training sets, ecological and taxonomic information, diatom images and transfer functions for performing environmental reconstructions from fossil assemblages.
  • ADIAC: Automatic Diatom Identification and Classification – hosted by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and University of Algarve. A pilot study concerning the application of image processing and pattern recognition tools to the automisation of diatom identification by computer processing.

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  • Radiolaria.org
    – an online database containing information about radiolarians – fossil and recent, with images, descriptions, references, synonyms and links to other online resources. Includes PDF downloads of ‘Radiolaria’ the newsletter of the International Association of Radiolarian Paleontologists.
  • Interrad – International Association of Radiolarian Paleontologists. Includes information on membership and meetings.
  • The Rad Page – hosted by Fabrice Cordey (Lyon). Information about Radiolarians, their occurrences and techniques for their study.
  • Rad World – hosted by Catherine Nigrini, Jean Pierre Caulet & Annika Sanfilippo. A relational database designed to provide information about the taxonomy, and geographical and stratigraphical distribution of all described genera and species of Radiolaria from the Paleozoic through the Cenozoic.

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The Micropalaeontological Society

Towards the advancement of the education of the public in the study of Micropalaeontology

The Micropalaeontological Society (TMS) exists “to advance the education of the public in the study of Micropalaeontology” and is operated “exclusively for scientific and educational purposes and not for profit”. It was initiated as The British Micropalaeontological Group (BMG) in 1970, following a proposal by Professor Leslie Moore of the University of Sheffield and several colleagues who wished to organise a group of palaeontologists with a mutual interest in the micropalaeontological study of British type sections and the provision of a forum for the communication of their results.

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