Key identification works
Brodie, J.A. & Irvine, L.M. 2003. Seaweeds of the British Isles Vol.1 Rhodophyta, Part 3B Bangiophycidae. Natural History Museum, Publ. Intercept, London
Brodie, J., Maggs, C.A. and John, D.M. (editors) 2007. Green Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. Publ. British Phycological Society
Burrows, E.M. 1991. Seaweeds of the British Isles Vol.2 Chlorophyta. Natural History Museum Publications, London.
Chamberlain, Y. 1993. Seaweeds of the British Isles vol.1 Rhodophyta. Part 2b Corallinales
Christensen, T. 1987. Seaweeds of the British Isles Vol.4 Tribophyceae. Natural History Museum Publications, London.
Crown Estate: Seaweeds of the Outer Hebrides - a survey website from the Crown estate
The Crown Estate aims to provide a greater understanding of the seabed and coastal processes, particulary over the longer term. Their latest report, Seaweeds of the Outer Hebrides, shows the outcomes of a survey carried out in 2012, and can be downloaded here.
Dixon, P.S. & Irvine, L.M. 1978. Seaweeds of the British Isles Vol.1 Rhodophyta Part 1 Introduction, Nemaliales, Gigartinales. Natural History Museum Publications, London. (From NHBS)
Eifion Jones, W. 1962. A key to the Genera of the British Seaweeds. Field Studies, Vol.1, No.4, 1-32.
Fletcher, R.L. 1987 Seaweeds of the British Isles. Vol 3 Fucophyceae (Phaeophyceae) Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London.
Hiscock,S. 1979. A Field Key to the British Brown Seaweeds (Phaeophyta). Field Studies 5: 1-44.
Hiscock,S. 1986. A Field Key to the British Red Seaweeds. Occasional Publication No.13. Field Studies Council, 101 pp.
Irvine, L.M. 1983. Seaweeds of the British Isles Vol.1 Rhodophyta Part 2A Cryptonemiales, Palmariales, Rhodymeniales. Natural History Museum Publications, London.
Irvine L.M. and Chamberlain, Y.M. 1994. Seaweeds of the British Isles. Vol 1 Rhodophyta. Part 2B Corallinales, Hildenbrandiales. The Natural History Museum, London.
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. 1993. Seaweeds of the British Isles Vol.1 Rhodophyta Part3a Ceramiales. Natural History Museum Publications, London.
Newton, L. 1931. A Handbook of the British Seaweeds. BM(NH), London.
Wells, E. 2007. A field Guide to the British Seaweeds. Environment Agency, England and Wells Marine Surveys
Useful general texts
Braune, W. & Guiry, M. 2011 Seaweeds: A colour guide to common benthic green, brown and red algae of the world's oceans. Gantner Verlag, 601pp.
Bunker,F., Brodie,J., Maggs C. & Bunker,A. 2010. Seasearch Guide to Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland Marine Conservation Society, Ross-on-Wye
Cabioc'h, J., Floc'h, J.-Y., Le Toquin, A., Boudouresque, C.-F., Meinesz, A. and Verlaque, M. 2006. Guide des algues des mers d'Europe. Delachaux et Niestlé SA, Paris.
Clokie, J.P. & Boney, A.D. 1980. Green algae of the Firth of Clyde Key to attached Chlorophyceae and some Xanthophyceae. Scottish Field Studies, 2, 13-33.
Coppejans, E. & Kling, R. 1995. Flore algologique des cotes du Nord de la France at de la Belgique. Scripta Botanica Belgica, 9. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique: Meise. ISBN 90-72619-16-1, 454pp.
Dickenson, C.I. 1963. British Seaweeds Kew Series, London, Eyre & Spottiswoode (Out of print)
Gayral, P. 1966. Les Algues des Côtes Francaises (Manche et Atlantique). Koeltz.
Kornmann, P. and Sahling, P.-H. 1977. Meersalgen von Helgoland. Benthische Grün-, Braun- und Rotalgen. Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Hamburg.
Kornmann, P. & Sahling, P.-H. 1983. Meeresalgen von Helgoland: Ergänzung Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen, 36, 1-65
Kornmann, P. & Sahling, P.-H. 1994. Meeresalgen von Helgoland: Zweite Ergänzung Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen, 48, 365-406.
Pankow,H. 1971. Algenflora der Ostsee. I. benthos (Blau-, Grün-, Braun- unde Rotalgen). Gustav Fishcer Verlag, Stuttgart
Taylor, W.R. 1957. Marine Algae of the North Eastern coast of North America. Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan Press, 2nd Edition.
Specialist identification works
Bliding, C. 1963. A critical Survey of European Taxa in Ulvales, Part I Capsosiphon, Percursaria, Blidingia, Enteromorpha. Opera Botanica, 8(3).
Bliding, C. 1968. A critical Survey of European Taxa in Ulvales, Part II Ulva, Ulvaria, Kornmannia, Monostroma. Botaniska Notiser, 121, 553-629.
Brown, H. & Wilkinson, M. 2012. Pictures to help with identification of Fucus species from the British Isles.
Carter, N. 1932. Comparative study of algal flora of two saltmarshes J.Ecol., 341-370
Carter, N. 1933. Comparative study of algal flora of two saltmarshes J.Ecol., 21, 128-208 ; 385-403.
Koeman, R. & van den Hoek, C. 1980. The taxonomy of Ulva (Chlorophyceae) in the Netherlands. Br. phycol. J., 16, 9-53.
Koeman, R. & van den Hoek, C. The taxonomy of Enteromorpha. Link 1920 (Chlorophyceae) in the Netherlands.
1982. I. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl., 63, 279-330
1982. II Cryptogamie Algol., 3, 37-70.
1984. III. Cryptogamie Algol., 5, 21-61.
Lokhorst, G.M. & Trask, B.J. 1981. Taxonomic studies on Urospora (Acrosiphoniales, Chlorophyceae) in Western Europe. Acta Bot. Neerl., 30, 353-431.
Lokhorst, G.M. 1978. Taxonomic studies on the marine and brackish water species of Ulothrix (Ulotricales, Chlorophyceae) in Western Europe. Blumea, 24, 191-299.
Prud'Homme van reine, W.F. 1982. A Taxonomic Revision of the European Sphacelariaceae. Leiden Botanical Series, Vol.6, E.J.Brill, Leiden.
Soderstrom, J. 1963. Key to the species of Cladophora, Studies in Cladophora, Botanica gothoburgensia 1: 1-147
South, G.R. & Cardinal, A. 1973. Contributions to the flora of marine algae of Eastern Canada. I. Introduction, historical review and key to the genera. Naturaliste, can., 10, 605-630.
Stegenga, H. & Mol, I. 1983. Flora van de Nederlandse Zeewieren. Koninklijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging, Amsterdam.
Taylor, W.R. 1957. Marine Algae of the North Eastern coast of North America. Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan Press, 2nd Edition.
Van den Hoek, C. 1963. Revision of the European Species of Cladophora. E.J.Brill, Leiden. (Reprinted 1976 by Otto Koeltz)
Worsfold, T., Hall, D., & O’Reilly, M., 2020. Bibliography of taxonomic literature for marine and brackish water Fauna and Flora of the North East Atlantic. NMBAQC Scheme, 248 pp., May 2020.
Worsfold, T., Hall, D., & O’Reilly, M., 2018. Bibliography of taxonomic literature for marine and brackish water Fauna and Flora of the North East Atlantic. NMBAQC Scheme, 198 pp., February 2018.
Keys and notes from Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA) Workshops
Brodie, J. & Bunker, A. 2013. Table of characteristics of main Cladophora species found in the geographical area. 2pp. (unpublished).
Brodie, J. 2005. Key to species of Porphyra (Blade phase) 1pp, SOC Workshop (unpublished).
Brodie, J. 2013. Key to genera of foliose Bangiales in the UK, Key to the species of Pyropia, Key to species of Porphyra. ECSA Workshop?, 1pp, (unpublished).
Bunker, F. 2011. Species of Sphacelariales for Britain and Ireland, version 1.0, 1pp. (unpublished).
Russell, G. 2002. Key to genera of brown seaweeds. ECSA Seaweed Workshop, Heriot-Watt University, Sept. 2002, 17pp. (unpublished).
Russell, G. 2002. Key to species within genera of browns. ECSA Seaweed Workshop, Heriot-Watt University, Sept. 2002, 56pp. (unpublished).
Tittley, I. 2002. Illustrated key to brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae). ECSA Seaweed Workshop, Heriot-Watt University, Sept. 2002, 117pp. (unpublished).
Tittley, I. 2006. Key to everything (red, green and brown seaweeds). ECSA Seaweed Workshop, Heriot-Watt University, March 2006 (Divisions of Algae - 1pp., Chlorophyta - 10pp., Phaeophyta - 24pp., Rhodophyta – 32pp.) (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 1981. The commonest multicellular algae in mid and upper reaches of British estuaries. 1pp. (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 1989. Keys and Floras for identification of British Estuarine Algae. 8pp. ECSA Seaweed Workshop, (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 1989. Key to Chlorophyceae – the green seaweeds, 18pp. ECSA Seaweed Workshop, (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 1989. Provisional key to the common non-calcareous encrusting red algae (from L. Irvine), 1pp. ECSA Seaweed Workshop, (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 1989. Draft Key to Ulva based on Koeman & Van Den Hoek (1981), 1pp. ECSA Seaweed Workshop, (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 1989. Key to the British species of Enteromorpha, 3pp. ECSA Seaweed Workshop, (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 1989. Key to the British species of Enteromorpha and Blidingia (compiled by W.Eifion Jones from Bliding, 1963), 2pp., ECSA Seaweed Workshop, (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 1989. Key to Genera Hormidium, Rosenvingiella, Ulothrix, Urospora and to species of Ulothrix. (from Fuller, I., M.Sc. Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 1982), 3pp., ECSA Seaweed Workshop, (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 1989. Key to Cladophora species (from J. Soderstrom, 1963), 1pp. ECSA Seaweed Workshop, (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 1989. Key to the separation of species of Chaetomorpha and Rhizoclonium found on the British coast, 1pp.
Wilkinson, M. 1989. A key to the Cyanophyceae, 7pp. + 2 plates, ECSA Seaweed Workshop, (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 1989. Microscopic endophytic, epiphytic, endozoic Chlorophyta, 3pp. ECSA Seaweed Workshop, (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 2002. Keys for identification of Marine and Estuarine Benthic Algae. 7pp. (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 2002. Notes on Seaweeds in relation to Water Framework Directive Monitoring. 5pp. (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 2006. Key to estuarine and marine species within the genus Ulothrix in Britain (based on Lokhorst, 1978, as simplified by Fuller, 1982), 2pp. ECSA Seaweed workshop, Heriot-Watt University. (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 2007. An investigation into the variability of results from application of the Water Framework Directive RSL Seaweed Monitoring Tool to a single shore by different workers. 19pp. (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 2008. General handouts (revised for 2008). ECSA Seaweed Workshop. Heriot-Watt Univ., April 2008, 62pp. (unpublished).
Wilkinson, M. 2016. Green Seaweeds extracted from the most recent British Seaweed checklist from Brodie. 7pp. (unpublished).
Checklists
Hardy, G. and Guiry, M.D. 2006 A checklist and atlas of the seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. British Phycological Society.
Park, M. & Dixon, P.S. 1976. Checklist of British marine algae - third revision. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 56, 527-594.
South, G.R. & Tittley, I. 1986. A Checklist and Distributional Index of the Benthic Marine Algae of the North Atlantic Ocean. Huntsman Laboratory & BM(NH).
Some websites
Algaebase http://www.algaebase.org/
British Phycological Society http://www.brphycsoc.org/
MACOI - Portuguese Seaweeds Website http://macoi.ci.uc.pt/galeria.php?page=1
Marlin (The Marine Life Information Network) http://www.marlin.ac.uk/
The Seaweed Site: Information on marine algae http://www.seaweed.ie/
Norwegian Seaweeds Network http://seaweeds.uib.no/