Symbiodinium aenigmatum Parkinson, Coffroth et LaJeunesse
| Common Name | zooxanthellae | ||||
| Collection Site | 24.7°N -81.5°W Florida Keys, Florida USA (latitude and longitude approximate) | ||||
| Ocean | North Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | Caribbean Sea | ||||
| Nearest Continent | North America | ||||
| Collected By | Coffroth, M | ||||
| Collection Date | |||||
| Isolated By | Coffroth, M | ||||
| Isolated Date | 01/01/2004 | ||||
| Identified By | Parkinson,J | ||||
| Deposited By | LaJeunesse,T | ||||
| Deposit Date | 10/27/2015 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | mac04-180; species of Clade B | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | No | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 07/14/2015 | ||||
| Other Information | probably mixotrophic; this is the isotype; Cultured from tissue of the scleractinian mustard hill coral, Porites | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | Yes | ||||
| Morphological Data | |||||
| Attributes | Algae, Marine, Warm Water | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Genome Transcriptome AlgaeBase | ||||
| Genome Sequence Link | No | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1-Si |
| Other Reported Growth Media | L1-Si, f/2-Si, Asp-8A |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 24 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 15 - 28 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 7 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 8 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 8 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 8 |
CCMP3448 was cryopreserved on Nov 12 2015 using 12% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 47 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 47 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.