Funding and contributors
Boergesenia forbesii (Harvey) Feldmann Barrow Island, Western Australia
This project was funded by the Irish Higher Education Authority's Programme for Research in Third-level Institutions, Cycles 2, 3 and 4 from 2000-2005, and from 2007-2010 The funding was part of the support received for the Environmental Change Institute and for Marine Science Research.
Funding has also been received from the European Union's MAST programme for the European Register of Marine Species. The Martin Ryan Marine Science Institute and the National University of Ireland, Galway have also contributed extensively with facilities and communications.
AlgaeBase is part of the Species2000 initiative. AlgaeBase has also played a major part in the SeaweedAfrica project funded by the European Union via INCO-DEV.
We are particularly grateful to the numerous people who have helped us in this endeavour or contacted us with moral support, pictures, information, comments and suggestions including:
Dr A. Athanasiadis, Prof. D.L. Ballantine, Dr I. Bárbara, Prof. F. Bisby, Prof. J. Brodie, Prof. M.J. Costello, Dr R. Cowan, Dr A.T. Critchley, Dr B. De Reviers, Prof. T.J. Entwisle, Dr R. Froese, Prof. G. Furnari, Dr P. W. Gabrielson, Prof. D.J. Garbary, Dr J.M. Huisman, Mrs L.M. Irvine, Prof. D.M. John, Dr and Mrs G.T. Kraft, Dr A. Langangen, Drs Diane and Mark Littler, Mr O. Morton, Dr W. Nelson, Prof. W.F. Prud'homme van Reine, Dr R. Searles, Dr C.W. Schneider, Dr F. Rindi, Prof. G.W. Saunders, Prof. J.A. West, Prof. Wm. J. Woelkerling, and Prof. M.J. Wynne.
Genus descriptions and information on individual genera were provided by:
Dr M.C. Amspoker, Dr I. Bartsch, Dr C. Billard, Prof. J.J. Bolton, Dr B. Booth, Dr M. Buchheim, Prof. R.L. Chapman, Prof. M. Chihara, Prof. M.N. Clayton, Dr A. Comas, Prof. P. Compère, Prof. E. Coppejans, Prof. A. Couté, Dr D.B. Czarnecki, Dr T.R. Deason, Dr G.E. Dillard, Dr S.C. Ducker (deceased), Dr M. Elbrächter, Prof. T.J. Entwisle, Dr V. Fletchner, Dr I.M. Franceschini, Prof. T. Friedl, Prof. D.J. Garbary, Dr J.F. Gerrath, Dr L.E. Graham, Prof. P. Hargraves, Dr T. Harper, Dr M.W. Hawkes, Prof. E. Hegewald, Dr E.C. Henry, Dr D.R.A. Hill, Dr L. Hillis, Dr F. Hindák, Dr L.R. Hoffman, Dr R.W. Hoshaw, Dr J.M. Huisman, Dr I. Izaguirre, Dr H.W. Joahnsen, Dr J.R. Johansen, Dr S. Jónsson, Dr T. Kalina, Prof. H. Kawai, Prof. R.J. King, Prof. J. Komárek, Dr G.T. Kraft, Dr J. Kristiansen, Dr P. Kugrens (deceased), Dr G.F. Leedale, Dr C. Cardinal-Legrand, Dr J.A. Lewis, Dr L.B. Liddle, Dr S.C. Lindstrom, Dr G.M. Lokhorst, Dr R.M. McCourt, Dr R.L. Moe, Prof. Ø. Moestrup, Dr R. Nielsen, Dr R.E. Norris, Dr H. Nozaki, Prof. J.L. Olsen, Dr P.M. Pedersen, Dr A.F. Peters, Dr J.A. Philips, Dr H. Pizarro, Prof. H.R. Preisig, Dr C.M. Pueschel, Dr M. Puncochárová Dr K. Renzaglia, Dr O.L. Reymond, Dr C. Sancetta, Prof. B. Santelices, Dr C.W. Schneider, Dr R.B. Searles, Dr R.G. Sheath, Dr P.C. Silva, Dr G.R. South, Dr H. Stegenga, Dr M.J. Sullivan, Dr C. Tanner, Dr G. Tell, Dr Y. Thérézien, Dr J. Throndsen, Dr T.B. Widdowson, Prof. Wm. J. Woelkerling, and Dr E.M. Wollaston.
Genus descriptions for the Chrysophyta were published in J. Kristiansen & H. R. Preisig (eds.): Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. - Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260. 2001.
