Alga of the year
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 |
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| 2007 | - | Laminaria |
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| 2008 | - | Micrasterias |
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| 2009 | - | Emiliania huxleyi |
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| 2010 | Frog spawn algae | Batrachospermum |
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| 2011 | - | Fragilariopsis cylindrus | |
| 2012 | Candlestick algae | Chara |
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| 2013 | - | Lingulodinium polyedrum |
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| 2014 | - | Chlamydomonas reinhardtii |
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| 2015 | Sea lettuce (genus) | Ulva |
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| 2016 | Melosira arctica | ||
| 2017 | Blue-green rock ball | Chroococcidiopsis (genus) |
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| 2018 | - | Klebsormidium (genus) |
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| 2019 | - | Chlamydomonas nivalis |
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| 2020 | - | Chromera velia |
Web links
- Alga of the year , Phycology Section of the German Botanical Society (DBG).