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<DIV>We are pleased to announce the release of the first version of the
<STRONG>Hawaiian Algal Database</STRONG> (HADB). This phycological biodiversity
resource currently showcases Hawaiian algal collections from our NSF-funded
Biodiversity Survey of Hawaiian red algae, and is continuously updated as we
gather data and analyze collections. Data for other lineages of Hawaiian algae
will be increased over the next several months. HADB contains a variety of data
for our samples, including photographs, micrographs and georeferenced collecting
location information. Over 2,000 samples are currently included. DNA sequences
of nuclear (partial 28S rRNA gene), mitochondrial (COI) and plastid (partial 23S
rRNA gene) regions that we have published to date are hyperlinked to GenBank
entries, and all DNA sequences will be released through HADB and GenBank by
April 2009.<BR><BR>The Hawaiian Algal Database is best viewed using Mozilla
Firefox. <BR><BR>Go to the following website to access the Hawaiian Algal
Database:<BR><BR><A
href="http://algae.manoa.hawaii.edu">http://algae.manoa.hawaii.edu</A><BR><BR>Pause
your mouse over the search box for search instructions. You can search by
taxonomy (e.g. genus, species), location, or Sherwood lab accession
number.<BR><BR>Comments or suggestions? Email us at <A
href="mailto:hadb@hawaii.edu">hadb@hawaii.edu</A><BR><BR>Aloha!<BR><BR>Alison
Sherwood, Akira Kurihara, Kimberly Conklin, Norman Wang and Gernot Presting
(University of Hawaii)<BR><BR></DIV><PRE> </PRE></BODY></HTML>