Research Training Program

Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History

PROJECT SUMMARY
1990

George Midla
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

Jim Norris, Ph.D.
Department of Botany

"For an undergraduate to be able to attend tours, seminars, and laboratories from such a wide range of disciplines is truly a once in a lifetime experience."

George Midla

Marine Algae Studies of the Genus Liagora

This project involved a study of the systematics within the genus Liagora. Slides were prepared of 112 specimens and a review of the literature, on this and related genera, was completed.

This research was supported by a grant from the Educational Outreach Fund.