News from the Phycology Section 2017

The Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Cologne (CCAC) offers a calendar for 2018 displaying algae images. They are from the groups of Bacillariophyceae, Cyanobacteria, Chlorophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Coleochaetophyceae, Cryptophyceae, Dinophyceae, Euglenophyceae, Synurophyceae and Zygnematophyceae and can be ordered from the website of the Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Cologne (CCAC).

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The early-bird registration was prolonged until 15^th November for the upcoming Conference of the Phycology Section. Moreover Section's members benefit from low rates. The conference will take place in Berchtesgaden, Germany, 11^th to 14^th March 2018. Deadline for abstract submissions is 15^th December 2017.

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Algal researchers nominated the Blue-Green Rock Dweller Chroococcidiopsis for the alga of the year 2017. The single celled organism lives inside rocks and lichens, survives extreme climatic conditions and makes hostile environments accessible – today and most likely thousands of millions of years ago as well. While doing so, it paved the way for plants and animals. The blue-green rock dweller, belonging to the cyanobacteria lives like all algae, from sunlight, and is of great interest to ecologists, biotechnologists, and desert- and space researchers. It is the favorite research subject of Prof. Dr. Burkhard Büdel from the University of Kaiserslautern, who has been investigating it for more than 30 years. He is a member of the Phycology Section of the German Society for Plant Sciences, in which the algal researches are organized and who nominate this year an alga of the year for the tenth time this year.