Diacronema lutheri (Droop) Green
| Common Name | golden algae | ||||
| Collection Site | 55.753°N 4.9233°W Milliport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland | ||||
| Ocean | North Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | Clyde Sea | ||||
| Nearest Continent | Europe | ||||
| Collected By | Droop,M | ||||
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| Isolated By | Droop,M | ||||
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| Deposited By | Droop,M | ||||
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| Strain Synonyms | MONO, NEPCC5, Milliport 60, RCC1537, CS-182 | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | Yes | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 01/05/2026 | ||||
| Other Information | rock pool | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
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| Attributes | Algae, Marine, Robust, High Lipid, Temperate, Aquaculture | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Genome Transcriptome AlgaeBase | ||||
| Genome Sequence Link | Yes | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1 - Si |
| Other Reported Growth Media | f/2-Si |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 14 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 11 - 26 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 3 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 6 |
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Note that aquaculture strains are always maintained as actively growing cultures, even if also cryogenically stored. Therefore, aquaculture strain starter cultures (2x15ml) and only starter cultures can be shipped within 24h of ordering (see aquaculture express ordering on the CCMP home page).
| Here is the reference to the paper that documents the name change for CCMP1325 to Diacronema lutheri. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1434461011000332 |
New daughter set created every four weeks at 10uL into 18mL
Daughter set……….…16umol quanta m-2 s-1
Mother set………….….10umol quanta m-2 s-1
Grandmother set….….4umol quanta m-2 s-1
Documentation:
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)
Microspectroscopy of the photosynthetic compartment of algae (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17205627/)
Growth of postlarval sea scallops, Placopecten magellanicus, on microalgal diets, with emphasis on the nutritional role of lipids and fatty acids https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0044848603007476)
Comparison of early life history stages of the bay scallop, Argopecten irradians: Effects of microalgal diets on growth and biochemical composition (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004484860600442X)
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)
Antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxic and anticholinesterase activities of water-soluble polysaccharides extracted from microalgae Isochrysis galbana and Nannochloropsis oculata (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315836695_Antimicrobial_antioxidant_cytotoxic_and_anticholinesterase_activities_of_water-soluble_polysaccharides_extracted_from_microalgae_Isochrysis_galbana_and_Nannochloropsis_oculata)