UTEX LB 2709
Polyphysa parvula

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Algae Details

UTEX Number: 2709
Class: Chlorophyceae
Strain: Polyphysa parvula
Media: Dasycladales Seawater Medium
Origin: Okinawa, Japan
Description of Location:
Type Culture: No
Collection: J. Hí_mmerling (1956)
Isolation:
Isolator Number:
Deposition: S. Berger (12/6/96)
Relatives: MPI-Zb
Also Known As: P. parvula; Acetabularia parvula (Solms-Laubach Section Polyphysa); Parvocaulis parvula (Berger 2003)
Notes: (Berger & Kaever 1992); [Curator's note: Berger & Kaever 1992 follow Bailey et al. 1976 in separating Polyphysa and Acetabularia along morphological lines. Alternatively, Silva et al. 1996 (p. 890-4) acknowledge the separation but concomitantly interpret some of the supporting molecular data (Olsen et al. 1994) as reason to invalidate the genus Polyphysa. They conclude that these species represent a genus that cannot be called Polyphysa and suggest recognizing only one genus, i.e., Acetabularia, until the picture is clarified. UTEX has accepted these cultures from the Max-Planck Institute fur Zellbiologie, which adheres to Berger & Kaever 1992 and their identities as shown.]

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General Maintenance Conditions

Temperature: 25 °C
Light source: mix of warm-white & cool-white fluorescent lamps
Intensity: 3200 lux (maximum)
Periodicity: 12/12 h L/D

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