| Ben Barnes Radiolarian web-page |
| It contains an "introduction" to radiolarians, including a description of radiolarian "morphology". It also tells about the "geological application" of radiolarians and the "distribution through space and time". |
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| Boltovskoy (1998) |
| Classification and distribution of South Atlantic Recent Polycystine Radiolaria - published in Palaeontologica Electronica. |
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| Catherine Nigrini and Annika Sanfilippo (1992) |
| "Cenozoic radiolarian stratigraphy for low and middle latitudes with descriptions of biomarkers and stratigraphically useful species" ODP,Technical Note 27. |
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| Definition of Radiolaria according to Answers.com |
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| Digital Radiolaria Images |
| "Radiolarian shells: three small projects in digital imaging for microscopists" by Martin Mach includes video clips of two radiolarian specimens converted to animated gifs. |
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| Droplet - Microscopy of the Protozoa |
| The picture gallery at the Droplet website includes several images of Radiolaria specimens. The gallery is constantly growing. |
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| George W. Hart (2000) |
| Webpage explaining a method for constructing images of icosahedral geometric structures is described. An example Artificial Radiolarian Reticulum illustrates the process. The algorithm was devised for producing images of sculptures too complex to realize by traditional means.
From: George W. Hart, 2000. Reticulated Geodesic Constructions. Computers and Graphics, Vol 24 (6): 907-910.
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| Glass model by Leopold & Rudolf Blaschka |
| Stunning glass models of Dorataspis diodon and other radiolarians created in the nineteenth century by the famous artisans Leopold & Rudolf Blaschka. The models are stored at the Natural History Museum, London.
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| Haeckel |
| "Ernst Haeckel: Kunstformen der Natur 1899-1904"
by Kurt Stübers
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| Haeckel (1862) |
| Kurt Stüber has scanned and made accessible the 35 plates (with plate caption) from Ernst Haeckel's book "Die Radiolarien (RHIZOPODA RADIARIA)", 1862.
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| Haeckel (1887) |
| Kurt Stüber has made available online:
Haeckel, E. (1887) Report on the Radiolaria collected by the H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger, Zoology, Volume XVIII. It was prepared by David C. Bossard (August 2001). |
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| Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Limited |
| Chris Hollis at the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Limited has a web page about radiolarian research in New Zealand. |
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| INTERRAD-Mezosoic Radiolaria Database |
| This database contains the INTERRAD Jurassic-Cretaceous Working Group (1995) radiolarian database with the systematics, sample database, and the UAZ95 biochronology. It also includes the Middle Cretaceous radiolarian biochronology and palaeontology from Northern Apennines and Betic Cordillera by O’DOGHERTY (1994).
The published portions of this database are accessible by submitting a request for an account, while the unpublished data sets are accessible via username/password to members of the working group with editing privileges. |
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| INTERRAD-X |
| Contains all the information required for the next INTERRAD meeting to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, 2003. |
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| JRADS - Database on Japanese Radiolarian Literatures |
| The JRADS is a database on Japanese radiolarian literatures, which has been constructed by S. Mizutani, K. Kuwahara and A. Yao since 1982. |
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| Molecular Expressions' radiolarian page |
| The Molecular Expressions website features acclaimed photo galleries that explore the fascinating world of optical microscopy. They have a special page with photos and text about radiolarians written by Laurence D. Zuckerman, Thomas J. Fellers, Omar Alvarado, and Michael W. Davidson.
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| Morphographic.com |
| Michael Spaw's morphographic page contain 3D models of radiolarians. |
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| Mounting Radiolaria Shells |
| Richard Howey describes here how to prepare (clean and mount) radiolarian specimens for microscoping. |
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| Nagoya Radiolaria Web database |
| This site was produced by the
Rad-File (IDB) Research Group, whose main investigators are: Shinjiro Mizutani, Yoshinori Isogai, Hiromi Nagai, Satoru Kojima.
It contains a couple of thousands SEM pictures of (almost exclusively Mesozoic) radiolarians |
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| Nigrini and Moore (1979) |
| A guide to modern Radiolaria - with taxonomic descriptions and illustrations of radiolarian species. |
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| Oceanlink's web-page on radiolarians |
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| Palaeontology Institute, Museum of Natural History, Berlin |
| The web page contains information about radiolarians and a link to the Ehrenberg collection (http://www.museum.hu-berlin.de/pal/microp/ehrenmp.asp?lang=1). |
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| Palæos webpage on Acantharians |
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| Palæos webpage on Radiolarians (Polycystinea) |
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| Polycistina from Barbados |
| Mike Samworth shows here an old slide of polycystine radiolarians from the rocks of Barbados. |
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| PROTEUS |
| - website about an animated documentary film on the exploration of the sea in the 19th century through science, technology, art and the imagination. The focus of the film is the life and work of Ernst Haeckel, especially his work on Radiolaria. |
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| Radiolaria: Spectacular objects for the microscope |
| Text and photo by Brian Darnton. |
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| Radiolarian pictures from UCMP |
| University of California Museum of Paleontology (Berkeley) have a folder with some pictures of radiolarians.
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| Radiolarian science and art |
| Radiolarian pictures taken by Chris Hollis (a GNS scientist) featuring in an art exhibition which will tour New Zealand for the next two years. |
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| Radiolarians and radiolarites |
| General presentation of radiolarians : what they are, how they contribute to the geological record.
Subdivided in 4 main parts : 1- historical background, 2- Plankton, 3- Siliceous sediments and 4- rads in geological sequences.
With plates, figures.
In french, for a wide public and 'pour en savoir plus = more : for graduated students.
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| Radiolarians at the MIRACLE website |
| MIRACLE (Microfossil Image Recovery And Circulation for Learning and Education) has been designed and produced by Matthew Olney at the University College London. |
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| RadType - Database on Japanese Radiolarian Type Specimens |
| Data collected by Yao Akira and Kuwahara Kiyoko, database development and management by Venkatesh Raghavan and Yoshida Daisuke.
The database deals with radiolarian type specimens which were described from Japan and by Japanese researchers. Each datum is systematically arranged as follows: (1) Scientific name (Generic and specific name), Author name and year, (2)Name of publication, (3)Category of type specimen and registration number, (4)Sample and locality, (5)Name of Geologic bodies and (6)Geologic age. |
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| RadWorld (1/2) |
| RadWorld is a relational database designed by Catherine Nigrini, Jean Pierre Caulet & Annika Sanfilippo to provide information about the taxonomy, and geographic and stratigraphic distribution of all described genera and species of Radiolaria from the Paleozoic through the Cenozoic.
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| RadWorld (2/2) |
| Link to genus information.
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| The Micropalaeontological Society (TMS) |
| The Micropalaeontological Society is a multidisciplinary group with researchers in the fields of silicofossils (radiolarians, diatoms, sponge spicules, and silicoflagellates), foraminifera, nannofossils etc... The group organizes frequent meetings discussing a wide range of topics concerning microfossils. |
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| The Rad Page |
| Fabrice Cordey's radiolarian homepage includes sections on Techniques of study, Overview of Cordilleran occurrences, Contribution to mining exploration, as well as other scientific results. |
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