Skeletonema menzelii Guillard, Carpenter et Reim
| Common Name | centric diatom | ||||
| Collection Site | 32.1667°N -64.5°W | ||||
| Ocean | North Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | Sargasso Sea | ||||
| Nearest Continent | Open ocean | ||||
| Collected By | Guillard,R | ||||
| Collection Date | 05/22/1959 | ||||
| Isolated By | Guillard,R | ||||
| Isolated Date | 05/22/1959 | ||||
| Identified By | Guillard,R | ||||
| Deposited By | Guillard,R (WHOI) | ||||
| Deposit Date | 05/22/1959 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | MEN5 | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | No | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 03/16/2011 | ||||
| Other Information | |||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | |||||
| 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, K+si |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 24 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 12 - 30 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 5 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 9 |
| Cell Width (Min) | 4 |
| Cell Width (Max) | 6 |
CCMP787 was cryopreserved on Jan 14 2011 using 15% DMSO as a cryoprotectant.
The time required to regrow this culture, prior shipping, is approximately 22 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 22 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:
The effects of Cu and Fe availability on the growth and Cu:C ratios of marine diatoms (https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.4319/lo.2008.53.6.2451)
Diversity in the genus Skeletonema (Bacillariophyceae): III. Phylogenetic position and morphological variability of Skeletonema costatum and Skeletonema grevillei, with the description of Skeletonema ardens sp. nov. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00305.x)