Resources
Information on HABS, phytoplankton identification and other resources
Explore online resources via the links below. This page will be updated periodically.
Dinophysis miles
(image courtesy of Microalgal Services)
IOC UNESCO Harmful Algal Bloom Program
HARMFUL ALGAE NEWS – An IOC Newsletter on Harmful Algal Blooms and their Socio-Economic Impacts
https://hab.ioc-unesco.org/harmful-algae-news/
International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae (ISSHA)
The Harmful Algal Event Database (HAEDAT)
Identification / Guides
AlgaeBase Global algal database of taxonomic, nomenclatural and distributional information. https://www.algaebase.org/
Fish-Killing Marine Algal Blooms: Causative Organisms, Ichthyotoxic Mechanisms, Impacts and Mitigation. (eds G.M. Hallegraeff, et al). GlobalHAB 2023 Paris, UNESCO-IOC/SCOR, 96pp. (IOC Manuals and Guides, 93). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1964 https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000387393
IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Microalgae https://marinespecies.org/hab/
Marine benthic Prorocentrum species (Dinophyceae) https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/prorocentrum/
Videos
Have you ever wondered what Karenia cristata looks like? You can view a video of live cells here: https://www.anzhabnet.com/kareniacristata (video courtesy of Professor Chris Bolch)
HAB Programs around the world
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) HAB Program https://hab.whoi.edu/
NOAA Harmful Algal Bloom Portal
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/hab/ and https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/habs/
Global HAB https://www.globalhab.info/
Noctiluca scintillans
(image courtesy of Dr. Michaela Larsson)
Dinophysis caudata dividing cells
(image courtesy of Microalgal Services)