Gephyrocapsa huxleyi (Lohm.) Hay et Mohler
| Common Name | coccolithophore | ||||
| Collection Site | -42.3°N 169.8333°W | ||||
| Ocean | South Pacific | ||||
| Sea | Tasman Sea | ||||
| Nearest Continent | Australia | ||||
| Collected By | Probert,I | ||||
| Collection Date | 01/09/1998 | ||||
| Isolated By | Probert,I | ||||
| Isolated Date | 01/01/1999 | ||||
| Identified By | |||||
| Deposited By | von Dassow,P | ||||
| Deposit Date | 10/20/2009 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | RCC1217A | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | Yes | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 08/14/2014 | ||||
| Other Information | motile, no coccoliths | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | motile, no coccoliths | ||||
| 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/2-si, f/5, K/2, L1 - Si |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 14 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 11 - 17 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 4 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 5 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 4 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 5 |
CCMP3268 was cryopreserved on Apr 28 2011 using 6% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 30 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 30 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.
Documentation:
Phytoplankton defenses: Do Emiliania huxleyi coccoliths protect against microzooplankton predators? (https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lno.10655)
The bacterial symbiont Phaeobacter inhibens shapes the life history of its algal host Emiliania huxleyi (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2018.00188/full)