| Author | Pentecost, A. | ||
| Year | 1984 | ||
| Title | Introduction to Freshwater Algae | ||
| ISBN | 0 85546143 8 | ||
| Type | Book/Report | ||
| How Complete | Common British species of freshwater algae and cyanobacteria | ||
| Source | 247pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd | ||
| Illustrations | 48 plates of line drawings, a few with green ink. | ||
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A useful introductory guide to the subject. Contains a number of minor typographic errors, but these do not detract from its usefulness. | ||
| Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | Key to Major Classes (page 16)
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| Examine |  Compound Microscope | ||
| Specimen Preparation | Mostly fresh material | ||
| Identification difficulty | Varied. Generally, the more complicated the alga, the easier to identify. |
