A selection of our most popular Algae cultures
Chlorophytes (Green Algae)
- A48 Chlamydomonas nivalis A small phototrophic phytoflagellate,good for showing motile,unicellular morphology.
- A60 Chlorella vulgaris Monotonous, non-motile, tiny spherical unicells with a single parietal chloroplast.Occurs free living and as a symbiont zoochlorellae in some protists,eg. ...
- A86 Closterium sp. Exemplary species for showing textbook morphology. A beautiful example of a typical placoderm desmid, crescent shaped unicells containing two chloroplasts ...
- A115 Dunaliella salina Small halophilic biflagellate, the motile cells lack a cellulose wall and have only a cell membrane. Tolerates high salinity and ...
- A174 Micrasterias thomasiana A majestic placoderm species, highly recommended for inspiring an interest in algae. The large cells show colourful bilateral symmetry and ...
- A290 Scenedesmus quadricauda An excellent example of a typical planktonic algae and amenable for demonstrating photosynthetic, oxygen liberation and primary productivity.
- A300 Spirogyra sp. Multichloroplast strain with a conspicuous nucleus.
- A337 Volvox aureus Most impressive of all the volvocales, with thousands of individual, flagellated cells forming a single colony (coenobia) and often with ...
Flagellates
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P530 Euglena gracilis
Typical green phytoflagellate for illustrating flagellate motility and photoautotrophic nutrition. The distinct eyespot (stigma) stimulates the cells phototactic response towards ...
- P540 Euglena spirogyra A larger species for showing 'textbook' euglenoid morphology.
Bacillariophytes (Diatoms)
- A375 Asterionella formosa A star shaped (stellate), planktonic diatom and a very good introductory species for illustrating the intriguing morphology and diversity of ...
- A389 Navicula sp. Characteristic 'boat-shaped' valves with distinct raphe.
Cyanobacteria (Blue-green algae)
- A490 Anabaena Cylindrica Filaments of bead-like cells with conspicuous, intercalary heterocysts. An excellent species for investigating cyanobacteria morphology and life cycle.
- A583 Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis Large multicellular spiral trichomes and an excellent demonstration species. 50ml culture.
Rhodophytes (Red algae)
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A600 Antithamnion plumula
A colourful example of a red, filamentous marine alga to exemplify their complex and interesting life cycle. 50ml culture