Thalassiosira weissflogii (Grun.) Fryxell et Hasle
| Common Name | centric diatom | ||||
| Taxonomy by Gene Sequence | No | ||||
| Collection Site | 41.4331°N -71.455°W Narragansett,Rhode Island USA | ||||
| Ocean | North Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | |||||
| Nearest Continent | North America | ||||
| Collected By | Hargraves,P | ||||
| Collection Date | |||||
| Isolated By | Hargraves,P | ||||
| Isolated Date | 06/01/1974 | ||||
| Identified By | Hargraves,P | ||||
| Deposited By | Hargraves,P | ||||
| Deposit Date | |||||
| Strain Synonyms | B9TW | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | No | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 10/25/2006 | ||||
| Other Information | |||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | |||||
| Attributes | Algae, Marine, Temperate | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Genome Transcriptome AlgaeBase | ||||
| Genome Sequence Link | No | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1 |
| Other Reported Growth Media | f/2 |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 14 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 11 - 16 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 14 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 18 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 8 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 10 |
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 40 days. If interested, please contact the CCMP for the cryopreservation methods (freezing and/or thawing protocols).
Note that aquaculture strains are always maintained as actively growing cultures, even if also cryogenically stored. Therefore, aquaculture strains (see aquaculture express ordering on the CCMP home page) can be shipped immediately upon request.
Documentation:
Characterization of urease activity in three marine phytoplankton species, Aureococcus anophagefferens, Prorocentrum minimum, and Thalassiosira weissflogii (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-003-1017-8)
Ammonium release by nitrogen sufficient diatoms in response to rapid increases in irradiance (https://academic.oup.com/plankt/article/22/12/2351/1458703)
Comparisons of nitrate uptake, storage, and reduction in marine diatoms and flagellates (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1529-8817.2000.99029.x)
Nitrate reductase and urease enzyme activity in the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii (Bacillariophyceae): interactions among nitrogen substrates (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-003-1181-x)
Effect of acidification on preservation of DMSP in seawater and phytoplankton cultures: Evidence for rapid loss and cleavage of DMSP in samples containing Phaeocystis sp (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304420310001386)