Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin
| Common Name | pennate diatom | ||||
| Collection Site | 41.76°N -70.2°W West Dennis, Masachusetts USA | ||||
| Ocean | North Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | Gulf of Maine, Cape Cod Bay | ||||
| Nearest Continent | North America | ||||
| Collected By | Petrovitch and Guillard,R | ||||
| Collection Date | |||||
| Isolated By | Guillard,R | ||||
| Isolated Date | 01/01/1972 | ||||
| Identified By | |||||
| Deposited By | Guillard,R (WHOI) | ||||
| Deposit Date | |||||
| Strain Synonyms | PETPD | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | Yes | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 03/11/1999 | ||||
| Other Information | coll. from Chase Garden Creek,next to the Aqaucutlture Res.Corp. (Culture Clam Corp). Shallow creek w/ widely varying salinities. | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | |||||
| Attributes | Algae, Marine, Robust, High Lipid | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Algaebase | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1 |
| Other Reported Growth Media | f/2, f/2 agar |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 20 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 11 - 22 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 24 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 29 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 4 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 5 |
CCMP630 was cryopreserved on May 7 2002 using 10% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 15 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 15 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.