UTEX B 2964
Scytonematopsis contorta sp. nov.


Condition: Xenic

Medium Type: Agar Slant


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Algae Details

UTEX Number: 2964
Class: Cyanophyceae
Strain: Scytonematopsis contorta sp. nov. Vaccarino et Johansen
Medium: Modified Bold 3N Medium (MB3N)
Origin: The island of O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
Description of Location: This alga was collected from southeastern tip of the island of O'ahu, Hawaii, at the end of the Ko'olau Mountain Range. The alga was collected from the first major waterfall (on rocks in the splash zone) in Wai'oma'o Stream (the east branch of Palolo Stream) which was accessed via the Palolo Valley Trail, headed up towards Ka'au Crater.
GPS: 21° 18' 50" N latitude and 157° 46' 44"W longitude
Type Culture: Yes
Collection: Melissa Vaccarino, Jeffrey R. Johansen, J.Patrick Kociolek (7/25/2009)
Isolation: Melissa Vaccarino (11/15/2009)
Isolator Number: HA4267-MV1
Deposition: Melissa Vaccarino (1/31/2011)
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Notes: VACCARINO M.A. & JOHANSEN J.R.(2011): Scytonematopsis contorta sp. nov. (Nostocales), a new species from the Hawaiian Islands. - Fottea 11(2): 149-161

General Long-Term Maintenance Conditions

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

To reduce the risk of losing newly acquired cultures, it is highly recommended to initially duplicate the Collection's long-term maintenance conditions. Please note that these general maintenance conditions are not designed for optimal algal growth rates or large quantities. For information on the best growth conditions and media, consult other literature or conduct your own experiments. Once a stock culture is established, subcultures can be used to test other conditions.

You can find additional details on the long-term culture maintenance conditions on the Culture Maintenance Guides page.


Preparation of Living Algal Strains For Orders

Agar cultures are transferred to fresh agar slants in 20-mm glass screwcap tubes. After quality control (QC) checks via microscopy are completed, the tubes are cultured under a diurnal light cycle for a minimum of three (3) days.

Cultures are sealed and packaged in a temperature-regulating mailer and shipped the same day.

UTEX makes no attempt to quantify the number of organisms or other characteristics of the culture and only guarantees the identity of the organism as specified in the strain history.


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