Croatian National
Diatom Collection
microscopic slides
wet samples
16 type specimens
Collection
It is a permanent collection of microscopic diatom specimens collected in Croatia, representing the first institutional diatom algae collection in the country.
History
Most of Jurilj’s scientific work was on the taxonomy, evolution and structure of diatoms. During a period of 10 years and many contacts with his former students, we were still not able to locate his original collection
Material deposit
Is achieved through fieldwork by the Algology Group at the University of Zagreb, as well as through donations and exchanges with other institutions.
Diatoms
Diatoms are unicellular, photosynthetic eukaryotes classified as algae and are widely used as indicators of environmental change in freshwater ecosystems.
Gallery
We are dedicated to promoting and improving teaching, and would be pleased to provide material and support for education about diatoms.
Education
Join our team if you want to study diatoms for laboratory internship, bachelor thesis, master thesis or if you just want to work with us on one of our projects.
Species
Currently, we have type material for 16 described species in our Collection and two species are waiting to be described. Below, we have mentioned 11 described species from Croatia, which is an especially valuable part of our Collection.
Interested in learning more about diatoms?
Join our team if you want to study diatoms for laboratory internship, bachelor thesis, master thesis or if you just want to work with us on one of our projects.