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Phytoplankton Production


The Aquatron operates a phytoplankton production laboratory which can produce large volumes of the following species (other species can be produced upon request).

Phytoplankton currently produces at the Aquatron Laboratory:

Common Name

Scientific Name

Description

T-iso

Isochysis galbana

salt water, 3 um in size

Testraselmis

Tetraselmis sp.

salt water, 8 – 14 um long by 4 – 10 um wide

Chaetoceros

Chaetoceros sp

salt water, 10 – 20 um long by 6 – 8 um wide

Falcatus

Ankistrodesmus falcatus

fresh water 10 – 12 um long by 4 – 5 um wide

Alexandrium

Alexandrium tamarense

salt water 32–36 um long by 26–40 um wide, toxic (PSP)

Pseudo-nitzschia

Pseudo-nitzchia multiseries

saltwater 52 to 64 um long by 4 – 8 um wide, toxic (DA)

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