John Huisman Western Australian Herbarium

algae Chlorophyta interactive keys marine flora Phaeophyceae phycology Rhodophyta seaweed systematics taxonomy

Email John

+61 8 9219 9137

Facsimile

+61 8 9334 0327

Street Address

17 Dick Perry Avenue, Technology Park, Western Precinct, Kensington WA 6151, Australia

Postal Address

Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre WA 6983, Australia

Profile¶

Curator, State Herbarium.
Responsible for taxonomic research into Western Australia’s marine flora

Expertise¶

• Taxonomy and systematics of marine benthic algae.
• Introduced and pest marine algae.

Brief CV¶

Academic Qualifications

B.Sc. (Hons) University of Melbourne (First Class). 1976 - 79.
Ph.D. University of Melbourne 1981 - 1985. Awarded Ph.D. 1986.

Publications

Author of 7 books and some 180 research articles and chapters, examples:
Huisman, J.M. 2000. Marine Plants of Australia. University of Western Australia Press. ix + 300pp.
Huisman, J.M., Abbott, I.A. & Smith, C.M. 2006. Hawaiian Reef Plants. University of Hawaii Sea Grant, Honolulu.
Huisman, J.M. 2006. Algae of Australia: Nemaliales. ABRS, Canberra; CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.
Huisman, J.M., Phillips, J. & Parker, C.M. 2006. Marine Plants of the Perth Region - What's that Seaweed? DEC Bush Book, 72 pp.
Huisman, J.M. 2015. Algae of Australia: Marine Benthic Algae of North-western Australia, 1. Green and Brown Algae. ABRS, Canberra; CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. viii + 320 pp.

Research Experience

Since 1985 I have been conducting taxonomic research into the marine benthic algae of Western Australia, with a sojourn to Hawaii in 2002-2003.

Editorial

Editor-in-Chief of international journal 'Cryptogamie, Algologie', 2001-2007

Projects¶

• Marine benthic algal flora for northwestern Australia.
• Marine algae of the Perth region.
• Interactive key to the genera of marine algae found in Australia.