| Author | Hingley, M. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Title | Microscopic Life in Sphagnum |
| ISBN | 0 85546 291 4 |
| Series | Naturalists’ Handbooks |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | Covers a selection of the common species |
| Source | Naturalists’ Handbooks, No 20, 64pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd |
| Illustrations | copious line drawings and 4 colour plates |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Describes the eclectic mixture of organisms associated with bog mosses (Sphagnum spp.) |
| Examine |  Compound Microscope ( Stereo Microscope is also useful) |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For identification | Current | ROTIFERA | rotifers | Animalia |
| For identification | Current | CHROMISTA | algae | |
| For identification | Current | BACILLARIOPHYCEAE | diatoms | Chromista |
| For identification | Current | Sphagnum | bog mosses | Plantae: Sphagnales: Sphagnaceae |
| For identification | Current | [Desmids] | desmids | Plantae: Zygnematales |
| For identification | Current | CHLOROPHYTA | green algae | Plantae |
| For identification | Current | PROTOZOA | protists, single-celled organisms | |
| For identification | Current | TESTACEA | Testate amoebae | Protozoa |
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