Microchloropsis gaditana (L.M.Lubien) M,W.Fawley, I.Jameson & K.P.Fawley
| Common Name | chromists | ||||
| Collection Site | 44.67°N 12.1858°W Comacchio Lagoons, near Ferrara, Italy | ||||
| Ocean | North Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | |||||
| Nearest Continent | Europe | ||||
| Collected By | Ghion,F | ||||
| Collection Date | 04/01/1995 | ||||
| Isolated By | Moro,I and Andreoli,C | ||||
| Isolated Date | 06/01/1999 | ||||
| Identified By | Andreoli,C | ||||
| Deposited By | Andreoli, C | ||||
| Deposit Date | 06/29/1999 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | |||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | Yes | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 07/11/2018 | ||||
| Other Information | genus designation changed from Nannochloropsis to Microchloropsis per Fawley et. al., 2015; Water temperature = 13 C, salinity = 27 ppt, pH = 8.1, dissolved oxygen = 7.6, nitrate = 20 umol, ammonium = 6 umol, orthophosphate = 0.8 umol | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | |||||
| Attributes | Algae, Marine, Robust, High Lipid | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Algaebase | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1 - Si |
| Other Reported Growth Media | f/2-Si, L1 - Si |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 20 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 13 - 22 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 2 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 5 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 2 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 3 |
CCMP1894 was cryopreserved on Dec 17 2014 using 6% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 19 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.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 19 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.