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) |