Emiliania huxleyi (Lohm.) Hay et Mohler
| Common Name | coccolithophore | ||||
| Taxonomy by Gene Sequence | No | ||||
| Collection Site | 42.5°N -69°W Gulf of Maine (lat long approximate) | ||||
| Ocean | North Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | Gulf of Maine | ||||
| Nearest Continent | North America | ||||
| Collected By | Holligan,P | ||||
| Collection Date | |||||
| Isolated By | Skinner,T | ||||
| Isolated Date | 09/01/1990 | ||||
| Identified By | Skinner,T | ||||
| Deposited By | Balch,W | ||||
| Deposit Date | 12/30/1999 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | CCMP374, 89E | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | Yes | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 03/04/2026 | ||||
| Other Information | 5 meters/ no coccoliths | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | no coccoliths as of 3/11 | ||||
| Attributes | Algae, Marine, Temperate | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Genome Transcriptome AlgaeBase | ||||
| Genome Sequence Link | No | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1 - Si |
| Other Reported Growth Media | f/50, K, L1 - Si , L1/25 |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 14 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 11 - 22 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 4 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 8 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 4 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 6 |
There is no cryopreservation record for this strain
New daughter set created every three weeks at 80uL into 18mL
Daughter set……….…10umol quanta m-2 s-1
Mother set………….….20umol quanta m-2 s-1
Grandmother set….….15umol quanta m-2 s-1
Documentation:
Biochemical degradation of algal fatty acids in oxic and anoxic sediment-seawater interface systems: effects of structural association and relative roles of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304420304001409?via%3Dihub)