NEWS -Two PhD positions are available in the area of algal ecophysiology under the supervision of Professor John Beardall. 1) Ecophysiology of inorganic carbon acquisition by the toxic cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii. 2) The role of the frustule in inorganic carbon utilisation by diatoms. ...more info click here   - NIWA has published an exciting new reference tool to assist with coralline algal identification. Farr, T.; Broom, J.; Hart, D.; Neill, K.; Nelson, W. (2009). Common coralline algae of northern New Zealand: an identification guide. NIWA Information Series No. 70. ISSN 1174-264X.....more info click here   - ASPAB Prize for Publication Excellence: to acknowledge outstanding contributions by our members made to phycology and aquatic botany.... more info click here