09 November 2026
WEBINAR: Coming together to Isolate
Diatom DNA metabarcoding and emerging multi-omic technologies (such as single-cell genomics and environmental transcriptomics) rely on reference...
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13 October 2026
WEBINAR: Didymosphenia geminata ecology in Lake Superior's nearshore environment and its tributaries
Didymosphenia geminata ecology in Lake Superior's nearshore environment and its tributaries Description: In this Diatom Web Academy...
13 October 2026
WEBINAR: ANSP Diatom Herbarium: Using the Symbiota database and preparing samples and slides for deposition
ANSP Diatom Herbarium: Using the Symbiota database and preparing samples and slides for deposition Description: As one of the world's two...
13 October 2026
WEBINAR: Consideration of fixed count and observed/expected approaches in assessment
Consideration of fixed count and observed/expected approaches in assessment Description: Diatom-based indices are widely used for freshwater...
01 August 2026
Connecting taxonomists: training with the Diatoms of North America platform
The 2026 Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) Diatom Taxonomy Workshop in Spokane WA was hosted by Sarah Spaulding and the SFS Diatom Taxonomic...
28 April 2026
WEBINAR: Marine harmful algal blooms (HABS): Pseudonitzschia, domoic acid, and marine birds
Marine harmful algal booms (HABS): Pseudonitzschia, domoic acid, and marine birds Description: This presentation will explore harmful algal...
27 April 2026
Diatom Web Academy 2026
Diatom Web Academy Spring Schedule 2026 We offer a series of live, online seminars. Join us and be part of the discussion! If you are not able to...
20 April 2026
OPPORTUNITY: Diatom Workshop (June 15–19, 2026)
Dates: June 15–19, 2026 Location: Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, MacBride Lab Instructor: Sarah Spaulding Credit...
16 April 2026
PUBLICATION: Consideration of fixed count and observed/expected approaches
M Holmes, JC Taylor and B Linol (2026) Comparing fixed count and observed/expected taxa approaches in diatom-based water quality...
09 April 2026
ANNOUNCEMENT: Long, skinny species go sideways
Society for Freshwater Science, Innovation Fund provided support for a novel revision of the diatoms.org COMPARE feature. The...
07 April 2026
WEBINAR: Planet Diatom: an organization to train, transform, and transcend
Planet Diatom: an organization to train, transform, and transcend Description: Diatoms play essential roles in aquatic ecosystems; they produce an...
26 March 2026
How does diatoms.org differ from other important/valuable/commonly used online algal databases?
REPOSTED FROM 2021 Diatoms of North America (diatoms.org) is a collaborative effort to discover and document the diversity of diatom species across...
