The algarium
Aristocle Vatova - Victor Schiffner

preserved at the Natural Histroy Museum "Giancarlo Ligabue", Venice, Italy

The collection

A precious collection of dried algae collected in the Lagoon of Venice between 1930 and 1932

Algae and the Lagoon

A truly unique environment, offering the phycologist a vast field for fruitful studies

The Authors

Aristocle Vatova, marine biologist at the Institute of Marine Biology, first in Rovinj and later in Venice. Victor Schiffner, botanist specializing particularly in bryophytes and algae.

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