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Aspidotis californica
Several photographs of California lacefern.
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-lifeform=any&rel-taxon=contains&where-taxon=Aspidotis+californica&rel-namesoup=matchphrase&where-namesoup=&rel-location=matchphrase&where-location=&r
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Polypodiaceae: A Fern Family
Outline for a class by Dr. Alan Smith, University of California.
http://ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu/jep_classes/Polypodiaceae.html
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Introduction to the Psilotales
Includes descriptions of morphology and life history.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/plants/pterophyta/psilotales.html
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The Center for Phycological Documentation
Information about algae and their taxonomy, including 'The Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean,' and 'The Index Nominum Algarum,' a compendium of circa 200,000 algal names.
http://ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu/rlmoe/
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Introduction to the Chromista: From Microbes to Giants
General discussion of the kingdom-level taxon Chromista, including diatoms, kelp, downy mildew, and other organisms that possess chlorophyll and are mostly photosynthetic, but are not plants. Includes links for more information.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/chromista.html
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Protistan Phyla
Short articles and illustrations of the major groups of protists.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/index/protista.html
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Introduction to the Sagenista
Information on the bicoecids and slime nets which form a basal group of chromists, the classification of which is unclear.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/sagenista.html
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Introduction to the Apicomplexa
Discussion of this group of parasitic, pathogenic protists, formerly considered to be Sporozoa but now grouped on the basis of structural features including an apical complex of microtubules within the cell.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/apicomplexa.html
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Introduction to Bacillariophyta (the Diatoms)
Information about the fossil record, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/bacillariophyta.html
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Introduction to the Chrysophyta
Brief discussion of the group, also called golden algae, which is found in fresh water, particularly lakes. Includes information on some subgroups.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/chrysophyta.html
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