Algae Express
UTEX 2164
Nannochloropsis oculata


The Algae Express Service will resume on January 8th, 2024. Orders placed for Algae Express strains from January 2 - 7 will not ship until January 8th.




Algae Detail

UTEX Number: 2164.
Class: Eustigmatophyceae
Strain: Nannochloropsis oculata
Media: Modified Artificial Seawater Medium (MASM)
Origin: Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland
Description of Location: brackish rockpool
Type Culture: No
Collection: Summer 1953
Isolation: M.R. Droop
Isolator Number: Millport 66 aka SMBA 66
Deposition: A.R. Loeblich III (4/77)
Relatives: CCAP 849/1; SAG 38.85; CCMP525 aka CCMP 66, WHOI 66
Also Known As: Nannochloris oculata
Notes: Axenic isolate from LB 2164; 1981 renamed (Hibberd 1981); produces highly unsaturated fatty acids [C20:5 & C22:6] (Thompson et al. 1988);(Antia et al. 1975)

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Algae Express Service

Algae Express orders are only available to ship within the continental United States via UPS Next Day Air. Ordering deadlines for this service are Monday-Thursday (excluding U.S. Holidays) between 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Noon) CST. Orders placed on Fridays will not ship out until the next available business day. Algae Express is currently not available for international orders and U.S. customers outside of the contiguous United States. UTEX continues to look into expanding the availability of this service to our customers outside of the continental United States. Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed on any new products, services, and educational opportunities.


General Maintenance Conditions

Temperature: 20 °C
Light source: mix of warm-white & cool-white fluorescent lamps
Intensity: 3200 lux (maximum)
Periodicity: 12/12 h L/D

Those who receive cultures are encouraged to duplicate within reason the conditions used in the Collection, when handling newly acquired cultures, to reduce the chance of losing the culture. After a stock culture is established, subcultures may be used for testing other conditions. These general maintenance conditions are not our recommendations to achieve optimal growth rates and large quantities of algae. Information on the best growth conditions and media must be acquired in other literature or through careful experimentation. For additional details on the long-term culture maintenance conditions utilized at UTEX, visit the Culture Maintenance Guides page.