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===EEB 3250/5250 Lab, FALL 2014===
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===EEB 3250/5250 Lab, FALL 2016===
  
 
Mondays 1:25-4:25pm <br>
 
Mondays 1:25-4:25pm <br>
TA: Simona Augyte <br>
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TA: Lisa Terlova <br>
Contact: simona.augyte@uconn.edu <br>
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Contact: elizaveta.terlova@uconn.edu<br>
 
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[[Image:tow.JPG|thumb|right|Stephanie doing a plankton tow at Mirror Pond. Photo by S.Augyte.]]
 
  
 
'''General Info''' <br>
 
'''General Info''' <br>
The labs will follow the syllabus outlined on the Biology of the Algae HuskyCT site. Lab handouts will be posted there 1-2 weeks ahead of the lab.
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The labs will follow the syllabus outlined on the Biology of the Algae HuskyCT site. Lab handouts will be posted there at least on week ahead of the lab.
It will save you some time and stress if you read the handout before the lab. <br>
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Please prepare for active lab participation by reading the material before the lab. <br>
  
[[Image:stream.JPG|thumb|right|Matt and Taylor collecting freshwater algae from a stream on campus. Photo by S.Augyte.]]
 
 
 
 
===Lab 1 - August 25'''===
 
Introduction. Field trip around campus to collect microalgae using a plankton net.<br>
 
 
 
===FIELD TRIP - September 6===
 
New London low tide 1:48PM of 0.04ft.
 
 
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===Lab 2 - September 6===
 
Brown Algae<br>
 
Made colorful algal beads from brown algal extracts, recipe courtesy of PSA.
 
[[Image:SteveAmy.JPG|thumb|right|Steve and Amy adding color to the sodium alginate mix. Photo by S.Augyte.]]
 
[[Image:JASJ.JPG|thumb|right|Jacqueline, Amy, Silvana, and Jennifer adding colorful beads to calcium chloride. Photo by S. Augyte.]]
 
[[Image:beads.JPG|thumb|right|Final product - colorful algal beads. Photo by S. Augyte.]]
 
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===Lab 3 - September 13===
 
Brown Algae. We will be using the handouts from last time. Don't forget to bring them to lab. This lab may not be as busy as the previous one, but take this as an opportunity to look at the specimens and slides again if you need to.<br>
 
[[Image:fieldtrip5.jpg|thumb|right|A very small <i>Ceramium</i> collected at Avery Point, Sept. 15, 2012. Photo by P. Lewis.]]
 
 
 
 
===1st Field Trip - September 15===
 
A great trip to Avery Point!  <br>
 
 
[[Image:fieldtrip2.jpg|thumb|right|Hard at work pressing algae, Avery Point, Sept. 15, 2012. Photo by P. Lewis.]]
 
 
 
===Lab 4 - September 20===
 
Lab Quiz 1 and Red Algae Lab<br>
 
 
 
===Lab 5 - September 27===
 
Red Algae II. Students got to sample home-made "jello" from extracts of a red alga, topped with whipped cream made with carrageenan courtesy of Dr. Lewis. <br>
 
[[Image:jello.jpg|thumb|right|Algal jello, Sept. 27, 2012. Photo by Daniel Cole.]]
 
 
 
===Lab 6 - October 4===
 
Intro to green algae - Charophyta. <br>
 
 
 
===Lab 7 - October 11===
 
Green algae - Chlorophyta. 
 
[[Image:codium.jpg|thumb|right|Coenocytic green - dead man's fingers. Photo by S.Augyte.]]<br>
 
 
 
===Lab 8 - October 18===
 
Lab Quiz 2. Intro to Diatoms. Start growth experiment. <br>
 
 
 
 
===Lab 9 - October 25===
 
Continue with diatoms, take pictures of fresh material for making a poster. Collect diatoms from the greenhouse. <br>
 
 
 
 
===Lab 10 - November 1===
 
Synurophytes, Crysophytes, Euglenophytes and Dinoflagellates. <br>
 
 
 
 
===Lab 11 - November 8===
 
Cyanobacteria. Harvest growth experiment. 3 taxa due for collection.
 
[[Image:fieldt1.jpg|thumb|right|Dr. Lewis found a filamentous green. Photo by S.Augyte.]]
 
[[Image:fieldt2.jpg|thumb|right|Reflection of Bone Mill Pond. Photo by S.Augyte.]]
 
[[Image:fieldt3.jpg|thumb|right|Angela taking a plankton tow at Pine Lake. Photo by S.Augyte.]] <br>
 
 
 
===Lab 12 - November 15===
 
Field trip to collect freshwater lake samples from Pine Lake, Coventry Lake, Bone Mill Pond. <br>
 
 
 
===Lab 13 - November 29===
 
Growth Experiment write up due. Work on collection. <br>
 
  
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[[File:Mirror.jpg|thumb|right|Collecting freshwater algae from a Mirror Lake on campus. Photo by S.Augyte.]]
  
  
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[[File:AP2.jpg|thumb|right|Field trip to Avery Point. Photo by S.Augyte.]]
  
  

Latest revision as of 12:48, 25 August 2016

Oxygen bubbles, green algae, and a snail. Photo by S.Augyte

EEB 3250/5250 Lab, FALL 2016

Mondays 1:25-4:25pm
TA: Lisa Terlova
Contact: elizaveta.terlova@uconn.edu


General Info
The labs will follow the syllabus outlined on the Biology of the Algae HuskyCT site. Lab handouts will be posted there at least on week ahead of the lab. Please prepare for active lab participation by reading the material before the lab.


Collecting freshwater algae from a Mirror Lake on campus. Photo by S.Augyte.


Field trip to Avery Point. Photo by S.Augyte.


Links

If you know what organism you are looking for, you will likely find it here. No pictures though.
Some info on macroscopic marine algae.
Here you can find information on some of the morphologically most impressive algae - diatoms and desmids.
More about desmids here.

  • Virtual Phycology Collection at the George Stafford Torrey Herbarium, University of Connecticut. This contains over 800 images of pressed, dried algae on herbarium sheets.