Helicotheca tamensis (Shrubsole) Ricard
| Common Name | centric diatom | ||||
| Taxonomy by Gene Sequence | No | ||||
| Collection Site | 8.5°N -78.22°W 1/2 mile off Samba River, Darien, Panama (lat long approximate) | ||||
| Ocean | Pacific | ||||
| Sea | Gulf of Panama | ||||
| Nearest Continent | North America | ||||
| Collected By | Rolde,N | ||||
| Collection Date | |||||
| Isolated By | Morton,SL | ||||
| Isolated Date | 03/03/1997 | ||||
| Identified By | Morton,SL | ||||
| Deposited By | Morton,SL | ||||
| Deposit Date | 05/07/1997 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | M97-101 | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | No | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 04/07/2005 | ||||
| Other Information | |||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | |||||
| Attributes | Algae, Marine | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Genome Transcriptome AlgaeBase | ||||
| Genome Sequence Link | No | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1 |
| Other Reported Growth Media | f/2 |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 20 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 18 - 22 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 60 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 90 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 60 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 80 |
New daughter set created every three weeks
Daughter set……….…42umol quanta m-2 s-1
Mother set………….…23umol quanta m-2 s-1
Grandmother set….….19umol quanta m-2 s-1