Pyramimonas parkeae Norris et Pearson
| Common Name | chlorophyta | ||||
| Taxonomy by Gene Sequence | No | ||||
| Collection Site | 37.81°N -122.478°W San Francisco, California USA (lat long approximate) | ||||
| Ocean | North Pacific | ||||
| Sea | San Francisco Bay | ||||
| Nearest Continent | North America | ||||
| Collected By | Lewin,R | ||||
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| Isolated By | Lewin,R | ||||
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| Identified By | O'Kelly,C | ||||
| Deposited By | Provasoli,L | ||||
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| Strain Synonyms | PYR1 | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | Yes | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 03/04/2026 | ||||
| Other Information | tidal pool | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | flagellate | ||||
| Attributes | Algae, Marine, Robust, Warm Water | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Genome Transcriptome AlgaeBase | ||||
| Genome Sequence Link | No | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1 - Si |
| Other Reported Growth Media | f/2-Si, f/2-Si agar, L1 - Si |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 24 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 14 - 26 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 10 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 17 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 8 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 12 |
New daughter set created every two weeks at 30uL into 18mL
Daughter set……….…50umol quanta m-2 s-1
Mother set………….…13umol quanta m-2 s-1
Grandmother set….….8umol quanta m-2 s-1
Documentation:
A simple and rapid technique for the isolation of DNA from microalgae (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.0022-3646.2004.03-081.x#:~:text=This%20method%20uses%20the%20detergent,completed%20in%20about%2020%20min.)