Melosira octogona_cf
| Common Name | centric diatom | ||||
| Collection Site | 25.021°N -80.515°W Tavernier, Florida Keys, Florida USA (lat long approximate) | ||||
| Ocean | North Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | Caribbean Sea | ||||
| Nearest Continent | North America | ||||
| Collected By | Cary,C | ||||
| Collection Date | |||||
| Isolated By | Alden,M and Cary,C | ||||
| Isolated Date | |||||
| Identified By | Medlin,L | ||||
| Deposited By | Thomas,W | ||||
| Deposit Date | 05/12/1982 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | WTM | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | Yes | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 01/17/2003 | ||||
| Other Information | |||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | long chains | ||||
| Attributes | Algae, Marine, Warm Water | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Genome Transcriptome AlgaeBase | ||||
| Genome Sequence Link | No | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1 |
| Other Reported Growth Media | f/2 |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 24 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 22 - 26 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 16 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 24 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 14 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 26 |
CCMP483 was cryopreserved on Nov 30 2006 using 5% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 25 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 25 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:
Potential of lipid metabolism in marine diatoms for biofuel production (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25763104/)
Biodiversity increases the productivity and stability of phytoplankton communities (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0049397)