Collection of Algae pictures - sea sample campain - Liguria 2020-2021

The present dataset is the output of the project Euro Trans Bio @lgawarning (ETB-2017-028). @lgawarning amied to develop a web platform to collect all the water sample information obtained, i.e. algal cell type, number and toxicity potential, in order to rapidly observe Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) distribution and risk. The project consisted of the design and development of a portable integrated hardware/software system for in situ monitoring of algal cells consisting of a glass plankton counting chamber, a portable microscpe to be used with a smartphone (DIPLE) and a specific mobile application for the acquisition and management of images. This system allow to view and photograph, in real time and in situ, individual microalgae and discriminating them from other non-hazardous organisms or organic matter (e.g. pollens). Images are automatically tracked on a dedicated web platform for data collection and analysis. The system was then adopted for mass use in the citizen-science activity of NAUTILOS project (European Union’s Horizon 2020 101000825)