Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin
| Common Name | pennate diatom | ||||
| Collection Site | 13.8333°N 144.75°W Territory of Guam (USA) Northern Mariana Islands (lat long approximate) | ||||
| Ocean | North Pacific | ||||
| Sea | |||||
| Nearest Continent | Micronesia | ||||
| Collected By | Lewin,R | ||||
| Collection Date | |||||
| Isolated By | Lewin,R | ||||
| Isolated Date | 01/01/1981 | ||||
| Identified By | |||||
| Deposited By | Lewin,R | ||||
| Deposit Date | |||||
| Strain Synonyms | 212M | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | Yes | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 02/05/2019 | ||||
| Other Information | from the shore, water-25C | ||||
| 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) | 18 - 26 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 13 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 25 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 3 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 5 |
CCMP633 was cryopreserved on Nov 19 1998 using 5% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 18 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 18 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.