Diatom - are a major group of algae, and are among the most common types of phytoplankton.

Diatoms
are unicellular, although they can form colonies in the shape of filaments or ribbons, fans, zigzags, or
stars.

Wakame Seaweed - Undaria pinnatifida, is a sea vegetable, or edible seaweed. It has a subtly sweet
flavour and is most often served in soups and salads. Sea-farmers have grown wakame in Japan from
the Nara period.

Marimo Plant - Aegagropila linnaei, known as Marimo in Japanese and as Cladophora ball, Lake ball,
Mossimo or Moss Balls in English, is a species of filamentous green algae found mostly in a number of
lakes in the northern hemisphere.

Hijiki Food - is a brown sea vegetable growing wild on rocky coastlines around Japan, Korea, and China.
Hijiki has been a part of the Japanese diet for centuries. Hijiki is rich in dietary fibre and essential minerals
such as calcium, iron, and magnesium.

Euglenoids - are one of the best-known groups of flagellates, which are Excavate Eukaryotes of the
phylum Euglenophyta and their cell structure is typical of that group.

Fucus vesiculosus - known by the common name bladder wrack or bladderwrack, is

a seaweed found on the coasts of the North Sea, the western Baltic Sea, and the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans, also known by the common names black tang, rockweed, bladder fucus,sea oak, black
tany, cut weed, dyers fucus, red fucus, and rock wrack.

Durvillaea Antarctica - commonly known as cochayuyo, is a large, robust bull kelp species and the
dominant seaweed in southern New Zealand and Chile.

Dunaliella salina Plant - is a type of halophile green micro-algae especially found in sea salt fields.
Known for its antioxidant activity because of its ability to create large amount of carotenoids, it is used in
cosmetics and dietary supplements.

Arame Seaweed, kelp, raw - sea oak is a species of kelp best known for its use in Japanese cuisine
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Find a clean container. Fill it with water (not salt water). If you use chlorinated tap water, let the
container stand uncovered for at least a day before continuing; this allows the chlorine to dissipate.

2
Put the container near a window where it will get lots of sunlight. Sunlight is crucial to algae growth
(as it is to any green plant). High-intensity UV radiation will kill algae, but thanks to evolution, the intensity
of UV light in sunlight is great for algae.
It will speed the process if you put a small piece of lettuce in the container.
3
Collect an algae sample in the container. A swampy creek or pond is a good, safe place. Use a
different container to collect the algae water, then add a little bit to your bottle.
4
Add a little ordinary plant fertilizer for algal blooms. Water from a fish tank or fishpond will work as
well, as it contains nutrients from fish waste that helps algae grow.
5
After a few days, add some surface area for the algae to grow on. Adding rocks to the water is a
good example.
6
It's okay to cover the container. However, remove the cover for an hour or two every week.
7
Observe the algae as it grows. If you have a microscope, the fun is just beginning. Exploring a drop of
your algae culture at 40 - 100x will likely reveal much more than just algae. You may even find
protozoans swimming around!