Algae

Our algae collection numbers approximately 40,000 specimens from across the globe with geographic focus on Scotland and a taxonomic focus on the Red Algae

Examples of our Algae collection

A pressed herbarium specimen of an algae with leaves on it Click to expand
A pressed herbarium specimen of a pink seaweed on a white background Click to expand
Rocks with dried pink algae growing on Click to expand
A close-up of a brown circular object with a spiral pattern Click to expand
A pressed herbarium specimen of a pale pink seaweed against a white background. Click to expand
A pressed herbarium specimen of a pink and brown seaweed Click to expand
A pressed herbarium specimen of a vibrant pink seaweed Click to expand
Scinaia interrupta Click to expand
A pressed herbarium specimen of a seaweed with large pink leaves Click to expand
Oscillatoria thermalis collected in Scotland by Rev. Berkeley Click to expand
Delesseria sanguinea Click to expand
Chondrus crispus Click to expand
Furcellaria lumbricalis Click to expand
Two specimens of Chondrus crispus Click to expand

Important Historical Collections

  • Walker-Arnott 1850s-1860s, British Isles
  • William Edgar Evans 1900s-1940s, Africa, Europe
  • Amelia Warren Griffiths 1830s-1840s, England
  • William Henry Harvey 1833-1850, global
  • Henry Halcro Johnston (1940s) Orkney, Scotland
  • Miss Hutchins 1808, Republic of Ireland
  • Rev. David Landsborough 1849-1853, Scotland and Jersey
  • Dr. David Lyall 1840s-1860s, British Isles, Chile, New Zealand
  • James Sinclair 1940s, Scotland, Singapore and Malaysia
  • Josephine Elizabeth Tilden 1898-1912, USA and Canada
  • Robert Wight 1820s-1830s, India
  • Mary Wyatt 1833-1840, Devon, England
  • Rev. James Yuill 1850s-1870s, Peterhead, Scotland

Major Collections

  • Top set of the Robert K Greville Herbarium 1820-1856, global
  • David Edward Guthrie Irvine Herbarium 1948-1988 Predominantly British, global
  • Archibald Menzies herbarium 1777-1800s, global
  • George William Traill Herbarium 1870s-1900, global
  • Glasgow Herbarium foreign algae collection

Recent Collections

  • Teresa Bennett 1984, British Isles
  • Helen L. Caldwell 1961-1985, British Isles
  • Sarah L. Fowler 1960s-1980s,
  • Christine Howsan 1980s-1990s
  • Helen M. Jones 1990s, British Isles
  • Harry T. Powell Herbarium 1940s-1980s, British Isles (predominantly Scotland) and North America

Surveys and Expeditions

  • Kerguelen Land from the Challenger Expedition of 1874
  • Transit of Venus Expedition 1875
  • Outer Hebridean Survey 1960s-1980s
  • Outer Hebrides specimens for the Marine Nature Conservation Review Survey 1980s-1990s