Marine algal culture collection

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

This dataset provides details of over 1700 marine algal samples collected throughout the world between 1964 and 2010. The algal samples are kept in laboratory cultures at the University of Melbourne. The dataset includes the species name, date and location of collection, and the status of the culture.

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Field Value
Title Marine algal culture collection
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/c2ef7cbd-0e6c-42ca-9372-c6c5d936679d
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
jwest@unimelb.edu.au
Reference Period 15/09/1963 - 31/12/2010
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Marine algal culture collection". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/marine-algal-culture-collection1