"Avantor"

Freshwater. Colonial; net-like structure with multinucleated cells. Basic culture solution.

Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.

Freshwater. Colonial; four cells with spines. Basic culture solution.

Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.

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.

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Anabaena is a genus of filamentous, un-branched Cyanobacteria consisting of bead-like cells and enlarged spores or heterocysts.

Oscillatoria is a genus of filamentous green algae that moves by sliding filaments back and forth against each other.

Ward's® Live Diatom cultures

This species of freshwater algae is commonly used for research on photosynthesis.

This colonial cyanobacteria is structured as several cells bound together in a gelatinous "mucilaginous sheath".

Specially Prepared 'Real-Life' Combinations

Freshwater. Colonial; colonies elliptical, made up of 16–32 cells. Basic culture solution.

Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.

Volvox globator is a species of colonial green algae that forms spherical colonies of cells.

Pink to bright rose color.
Characterized by cilia; nearly all possess two types of nuclei.

Paramecium bursaria is a ciliate that contains mutualistic algae called Zoochlorella. The algae lives in the cytoplasma of the Paramecium and provides it with food. Paramecium bursaria grows in Dilute Alfalfa Medium (Hay Medium) or Soil Water Medium. Requires light for growth.

Paramecium multimicronucleatumis one of the largest species of Paramecium. This ciliate contains a single macronucleus and four or more micronuclei. Grows in Dilute Alfalfa medium (Hay Medium).

Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly, is widely used in genetic studies. They express a number of mutations such as eye, wing, and body mutations.

All of our most popular crosses, already done for you. We'll do all the pre-work, so you can spend more time with your students.