| Universities and Museum are normally in charge
                    of the  maintenance and preservation of algae herbarium either
                    on herbarium sheets or liquid preparations. Algae specimen
                    collections are a reference for scientists. The Algal Collection
                    of the U.S. National Herbarium is represented by over 200.000
                    specimens. Sea
                  aquarium                  have very often some display
                  about seaweeds. 
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