| Author | Barber, H.G. & Haworth, E.Y. |
| Year | 1981 |
| Title | A Guide to the Morphology of the Diatom Frustule |
| ISBN | 0 900386 42 8 |
| Series | Scientific Publication |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | Genera of Diatoms occurring in British fresh waters |
| Source | Scientific Publication, No 44, 112pp, Freshwater Biological Association |
| Illustrations | Line drawings accompany the text |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | After a short Introduction, Collection and Preparation of Recent Diatoms describes collection methods, separating diatoms from grit, cleaning the frustule (using hydrochloric acid, or 30% hydrogen peroxide for 2hrs, or concentrated sulphuric acid followed by potassium dichromate then hydrogen peroxide, or dried and incinerated). This is followed by Features of the Diatom Frustule which provides a glossary including 21 plates of line drawings). The second fifty page comprises a Key to Genera of Diatoms occurring in British fresh waters. |
| Examine |  Compound Microscope |
| Specimen Preparation | Removal of organic material and slide peparation using high refractive index mountant. |
