Light Microscopy of Microbes, Insects, Parasites and more

Featured Sites

Micropolitan Museum

Award winning microphotographer Wim van Egmond gallery includes stunning images of the finest microscopic masterpieces nature has ever produced.

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The biodiversity of microbes is represented in a collection of over 10,000 microbe images from researchers and enthusiasts. The images are well organized and easily located by taxonomic classification, alphabetically, and environment. From the Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA.

Microbial Life - Educational Resources

Focused on Microbial Life in Extreme Environments this site provides information about the ecology, diversity and evolution of micro-organisms. From the Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA.

Algae Sites

Center for Algal Microscopy and Image Digitization

From Bowling Green State University, Ohio

Algae Image Archive

From Susquehanna University

Cynobacteria Image Gallery

from Cyanosite

Algal and Protozoan from the Keweenaw Peninsula

From Jason K Oyadomari

ALGAL-ED

The goal of ALGAL-ED is to provide educational tools for the student interested in learning about freshwater algae. The target audience for ALGAL-ED includes high school and undergraduate students and professional aquatic scientists.

Protozoa

Radiolaria.org

An online database containing information about radiolarians - fossil and recent, with images, descriptions, references, synonyms and links to other online resources.

Radiolaria

An introduction to the subject of micropaleontology based on microfossil images. It draws on over fifty years of experience teaching and researching into all aspects of micropaleontology. Matthew Olney, University College London

Droplet

A well done website devoted to microscopy of protozoa.

The Euglenoid Project

A research and teaching resource for students, teachers and researchers interested in the group of protists commonly known as, the euglenoids. From Drs. Richard Triemer, Rutgers University, and Mark Farmer, University of Georgia.

Entomology

Entomology Images

MPEG movie of a potato beetle and ticks, dissecting microscope images of mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, lice, and Ixodes scapularis dissection sequence and a few scanning electron microscope images. From the Department of Entomology, Iowa State University