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Red Algae II. Students got to sample home-made "jello" from extracts of a red alga, topped with carrageenan courtesy of Dr. Lewis.   
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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.   
 
[[Image:jello.jpg|thumb|right|Algal jello, Sept. 27, 2012. Photo by Daniel Cole.]]
 
[[Image:jello.jpg|thumb|right|Algal jello, Sept. 27, 2012. Photo by Daniel Cole.]]
  

Revision as of 23:17, 7 October 2012

Oxygen bubbles, green algae, and a snail.

EEB 3250/5250 Lab

Thursdays 2-4:50pm
TA: Simona Augyte
Contact: simona.augyte@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 1-2 weeks ahead of the lab. It will save you some time and stress if you read the handout before the lab.

Hard at work pressing algae, Avery Point, Sept. 15, 2012. Photo by P. Lewis.


Lab 1 - August 30


Field trip around campus. Collected microalgae using a plankton net from Mirror Pond.


Lab 2 - September 6

Brown Algae

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.

A very small Ceramium collected at Avery Point, Sept. 15, 2012. Photo by P. Lewis.


1st Field Trip - September 15

A great trip to Avery Point! Images coming soon.


Lab 4 - September 20

Lab Quiz 1 and Red Algae Lab


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.

Algal jello, Sept. 27, 2012. Photo by Daniel Cole.

Lab 6 - October 4

Intro to green algae - Charophyta.


Lab 7 - October 11

Green algae - Chlorophyta. Start experiment on algal algal growth.


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.