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Objectives
Information System
IDEAL-Module
Ehrenberg Collection
Molecular and Ecological Data of Diatoms
Molecular and Morphological Data of Cultures
Aero-Terrestrial Greens and Bluegreens
Diatom Names by Lange-Bertalot et al.
Publications
Algae-Links
Molecular and ecological data of terrestrial diatoms
Background
The Hustedt Collection holds the scientific legacy of Friedrich Hustedt (1886-1968), one of the most important
scientists in diatomology in the first half of the 20th century. He described and documented almost 2,000 taxa.
An atlas of Hustedt's types with modern light microscopic photographs has been published in book form
[Simonsen, R. 1987: Atlas and Catalogue of the Diatom Types of Friedrich Hustedt, 1-3. Berlin].
Many taxa, belonging to the ecologically most important microalgae, will be studied by means of molecular genetics.
Sequence data of culture strains from Hustedt's type localities will be made accessible beside morphological
data for identification and classification.
Aims of the project
- a. recording of type-related data from the Hustedt Collection for publication in the AlgaTerra Information System
- b. establishing of diatom living cultures of Hustedt's taxa from samples of the type localities
- c. designating epitypes and depositing permanent samples in the Hustedt Collection
- d. performing phylogenetic analysis of these cultures using an analysis of their rRNA genes or ITS regions if they are varieties of the same species
- e. compiling of key data for the identification of diatoms
Contact
Dr. Linda Medlin
Alfred Wegener Institute, Foundation for Polar and Marine Research
Am Handelshafen 12, D-27570 Bremerhaven
Phone: +49 (0)471 4831-1443, Fax: +49 (0)471 4831-1425
This page last updated on 24 June 2003
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