Current living algal culture collections

Abstract

The paper provides a summary on 72 living algal collections, most of which  are registered in the World Federation of Culture Collections (WFCC), the European Culture  Collection Organisation (ECCO), or in the World Data Centre for Microorganisms (WDCM).  The Collections are briefly described and represented in alphabetical order according to their  distribution in Asia (17), Australia (2), Europe (41), North (11) and South America (5). 

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