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.
Applied Filters
Cyclotella
Marine. Unicellular; small, centric cells. Marine medium.Characterized by shells (tests) made of silica, in two parts.
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Selanastrum, Tube Culture
Freshwater. Unicellular; lunate. Proteose agar.
Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.
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Laminaria
Marine. Macroalga. Kelp. Large specimen. Collected.
Kelp and seaweed; with a distinct set of photosynthetic pigments.
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Synedra
Freshwater, Unicellular; pennate, with bilateral symmetry. Diatom or basic medium.
Characterized by shells (tests) made of silica, in two parts.
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Ward's® Live Bursaria truncatella Culture
Very large ciliate. Feeds on colpidium. Hay medium.
Characterized by cilia; nearly all possess two types of nuclei.
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Navicula
Freshwater. Unicellular; pennate, with bilateral symmetry. Basic culture solution.
Characterized by shells (tests) made of silica, in two parts.
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Ward's® Live Blepharisma Culture
Pink to bright rose color.
Characterized by cilia; nearly all possess two types of nuclei.
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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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Ward's® Peranema
Extremely small euglenoid. Usually doesn’t rotate when swimming. Scavenger. Hay medium.
Characterized by flagella; lacks plastids.
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Ward's® Live Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Cultures
Demonstrates isogamous reproduction where gametes are similar in appearance and behavior. Make lectures and labs on protist reproduction clearer with our specially selected cultures that illustrate various reproductive phenomona.