Welcome to Nordic Microalgae

The web site is a source of information about microalgae and related organisms in the Nordic area, i.e. the Baltic Sea, the North East Atlantic and lakes, rivers and streams in the area. This site is of use for science, education, environmental monitoring etc. The content of the site is mainly supplied by the users.

Latest added illustrations

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Title
Vombsjön 2025-06-16
Date added
6/27/2025
Photographer/artist
Cecilia Svensson

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Title
Vombsjön 2025-06-16
Date added
6/27/2025
Photographer/artist
Cecilia Svensson

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Title
Vombsjön 2025-06-16
Date added
6/27/2025
Photographer/artist
Åse Miklas

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Title
Dinophysis odiosa
Date added
12/2/2024
Photographer/artist
Susanne Busch
Institute
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW)

Statistics

Species
4,737
Taxa
6,852
Images
2,413
Contributors
91

Latest news

Plankton Toolbox 1.4.2 released

Posted on 1/31/2025 by Anders Torstensson
UPDATE 2025-01-31: bvolcolumns_.xlsx has been updated to correctly handle the new bvol columns in the EG-Phyto Biovolume list. Please use the current version to correctly export biovolume data. Plankton Toolbox is now accessible in version 1.4.2, designed for Windows and MacOS with Apple Silicon processors. This latest release incorporates bug…

NOMP 2024 Biovolume list corrected

Posted on 1/14/2025 by Anders Torstensson
A mistake in the 2024 NOMP biovolume file has been identified and the corrected version is now availale for download under Tools.

NOMP 2024 Biovolume list available

Posted on 11/11/2024 by Anders Torstensson
The latest NOMP biovolume file is now availale for download under Tools, and the data has been integrated into the taxon sheets.

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