Protists - Living Material
Live specimens are used for a wide variety of studies including studying the physiological effects of drugs on a specimen’s heartbeat and temperature on metabolism, the locomotion of microscopic organisms, and studying plant respiration, photosynthesis, plosmolysis, and more. Algal cultures form colonies of cells that are extremely easy to visualize for better understanding of cell walls and plastids, and many live specimens reproduce rapidly for quick turnover between successive tests.
Eudorina
Freshwater. Colonial; with spherical, biflagellated cells. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Gonium
Freshwater; forms a colony of four, eight, 16 or 32 cells.
Live Cultures are supplied with media in 16 x 125 mm tubes, 2 oz. jars, or 8 oz. jars. Fast delivery is available directly from our laboratory. Please specify a delivery date.
Each culture shipment is prepared in our laboratories and includes the "Working with Algae & Cyanobacteria" manual which contains detailed instructions for subculturing and use.
Canadian Customers:
CFIA and PHAC regulations require customers to submit a completed inspection checklist and signed statement of facilities compliance before receiving certain cultures. A customer service representative will contact you if documentation is required.
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Hydrodictyon
Freshwater. Colonial; net-like structure with multinucleated cells. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Live Physarum polycephalum Culture
This "many-headed" organism is a plasmodial slime mold commonly found in forests on decaying deciduous trees. Available in both plasmodial and sclerotial stages.
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Scenedesmus
Freshwater. Colonial; four cells with spines. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Ward's® Ulothrix
Freshwater; unbranched cells with parietal chloroplasts; produces zoospores.
Live Cultures are supplied with media in 16 x 125 mm tubes, 2 oz. jars, or 8 oz. jars. Fast delivery is available directly from our laboratory. Please specify a delivery date.
Each culture shipment is prepared in our laboratories and includes the "Working with Algae & Cyanobacteria" manual which contains detailed instructions for subculturing and use.
Canadian Customers:
CFIA and PHAC regulations require customers to submit a completed inspection checklist and signed statement of facilities compliance before receiving certain cultures. A customer service representative will contact you if documentation is required.
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Ward's® Live Chlorella pyrenoidosa Culture
This species of freshwater algae is commonly used for research on photosynthesis.
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Cosmarium
Freshwater. Unicellular; desmid. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Micrasterias
Freshwater; large placoderm desmid; well-shaped semi-cells.
Live Cultures are supplied with media in 16 x 125 mm tubes, 2 oz. jars, or 8 oz. jars. Fast delivery is available directly from our laboratory. Please specify a delivery date.
Each culture shipment is prepared in our laboratories and includes the "Working with Algae & Cyanobacteria" manual which contains detailed instructions for subculturing and use.
Canadian Customers:
CFIA and PHAC regulations require customers to submit a completed inspection checklist and signed statement of facilities compliance before receiving certain cultures. A customer service representative will contact you if documentation is required.
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Oedogonium foveolatum
Freshwater. Filamentous. Homothallic strain. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.