Alga of the year

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The Alga of the Year has been nominated by the Phycology Section of the German Botanical Society since 2007 . Species or genera are selected that are worth highlighting in terms of their ecological importance or their threat.

Algae of the year

year German name scientific name Illustration
2007 - Laminaria 2007 Laminaria
2008 - Micrasterias 2008 Micrasterias
2009 - Emiliania huxleyi 2009 Emiliania huxleyi
2010 Frog spawn algae Batrachospermum 2010 frog spawn algae
2011 - Fragilariopsis cylindrus
2012 Candlestick algae Chara 2012 Chandelier algae of the genus Chara
2013 - Lingulodinium polyedrum 2013 Lingulodinium polyedrum
2014 - Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 2014 Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
2015 Sea lettuce (genus) Ulva 2015 sea salad
2016 Melosira arctica
2017 Blue-green rock ball Chroococcidiopsis (genus) 2017 Chroococcidiopsis thermalis
2018 - Klebsormidium (genus) Klebsormidium
2019 - Chlamydomonas nivalis Chlamydomonas nivalis
2020 - Chromera velia

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://dbg-phykologie.de/alge-des-jahres.html