UTEX LB FD409
Gomphonema gracile


Deadline to place an order for UTEX LB FD409 Gomphonema gracile with a 2024 shipment date has passed. New orders will not ship until the 2025 new year—see announcement or order confirmation email for the expected ship date.




Algae Details

UTEX Number: FD409
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Strain: Gomphonema gracile
Medium: CR1-S Diatom Medium (CR1-S)
Origin: Minnesota, USA
Description of Location:
GPS:
Type Culture: No
Collection:
Isolation: D. Czarnecki (5/9/98)
Isolator Number: L1646
Deposition: D. Czarnecki (4/5/06)
Relatives:
Also Known As:
Notes: 30µm length

Strains that belong to the Freshwater Diatom Collection (designated 'FD' in UTEX number) will require a minimum of 4-weeks to grow out before shipment.


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.


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