Minidiscus trioculatus Kaczmarska
| Common Name | centric diatom | ||||
| Taxonomy by Gene Sequence | No | ||||
| Collection Site | 45.05°N -67.05°W Passamaquoddy Bay at the mouth of the Saint Croix River, Bay of Funday, Canada | ||||
| Ocean | North Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | Bay of Funday | ||||
| Nearest Continent | North America | ||||
| Collected By | DFO Personnel | ||||
| Collection Date | |||||
| Isolated By | Kaczmarska,I | ||||
| Isolated Date | 04/02/2006 | ||||
| Identified By | Kaczmarska,I | ||||
| Deposited By | Kaczmarska,I and MacGillivary,M | ||||
| Deposit Date | 04/09/2010 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | Mini nova (MPSJD #194) | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | No | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 01/19/2010 | ||||
| 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) | 1 - 14 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 2 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 4 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 2 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 4 |
CCMP3100 was cryopreserved on Apr 16 2010 using 12% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
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.
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.