10 October 2021
Diatom Web Academy 2021
The Diatom Web Academy continues... Sessions are recorded and can be accessed for later viewing. You are invited to join us, wherever you may be,...
News
Stay current with the Diatoms of North America project and share your news and events. Learn about activities, workshops, conferences and courses related to diatoms.
28 September 2021
WEBINAR: Applications of diatom sedimentary DNA in paleoecology
Description: Kathleen presented published and new data from analyses using ancient sedimentary DNA to track changes in diatom communities during...
27 September 2021
What has changed?
Here, you can find links to archived genus and species pages: Achnanthidium kreigeri (prior_to_2021_09_01) Pinnularia polyonca (prior_to_2021_08)...
14 September 2021
How does diatoms.org differ from other important/valuable/commonly used online algal databases?
Diatoms of North America (diatoms.org) is a collaborative effort to discover and document the diversity of diatom species across the continent. This...
20 July 2021
WEBINAR: Keeled diatoms
Description: Keeled diatoms refer to a broad, informal morphological group of taxa with raphes in a canal often raised on a keel. But what is a keel?...
21 June 2021
WEBINAR: Is everything everywhere? Diatom community ecology meets biogeography
Is everything everywhere? Diatom community ecology meets biogeography Description: Determining the mechanisms of community assembly forms the...
08 June 2021
WEBINAR: The genus Diploneis
Description: The diatom genus Diploneis is composed predominantly of marine forms with some freshwater lineages, which are all highly diverse in...
25 May 2021
WEBINAR: Using molecular phylogenetics to study diatom diversity and biogeography: Pinnularia borealis as a case study
Description: Molecular phylogenetic data are crucial for obtaining a deeper understanding of the diversity, evolutionary history and biogeography...
17 May 2021
Virtual diatom course
Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms (virtual 2-week course) June 7 – 18, 2021 Synchronous class schedule: Monday through Friday, 9AM – 3PM Eastern...
11 May 2021
WEBINAR: The genus Neidium
Description: The genus Neidium within the order Naviculales, contains a large array of species that are never really abundant, live in a wide...
27 April 2021
WEBINAR: Evolution and ecology of the secret gardens growing on marine megafauna
Description: This talk is about an odyssey of diatom discovery that started with a phone call and a seemingly simple request that grew into an...
13 April 2021
WEBINAR: Grades and clades: Important insights and crucial gaps in our understanding of diatom phylogeny and classification
Description: In this talk the connection between phylogenetic relationships and classification are discussed, with examples given from the raphid...
