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UTEX Number:
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LB
2307
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Class:
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Prymnesiophyceae
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Strain:
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Isochrysis aff. galbana
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Media:
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Erdschreiber's Medium
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Origin:
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Society Islands, Tahiti
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Description of Location:
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Type Culture:
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No
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Collection:
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Isolation:
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K.C. Haines (Fall 1977)
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Isolator Number:
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T-ISO
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Deposition:
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S. Siddall
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Relatives:
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CCAP 927/14 aka SMBA 292; CCMP1324 aka CCMP TISO, NEPCC 601; SERI S/ISOCH-1
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Also Known As:
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Isochrysis sp.
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Notes:
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grows well in tropical (warm) seawater; used as food in shrimp and oyster mariculture; produces highly unsaturated fatty acids [C20:5 & C22:6] (Thompson et al. 1988); outdoor cultivation (Boussiba et al. 1988); (Ewart & Epifanio 1981)
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