top of page

Coccomyxa subelllipsoidea ASYA4
IMU Code: 2L-8
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Genus: Coccomyxa
Strain: Coccomyxa subellipsoidea
Origin: Horseshoe Island, Antarctica
Locality: Snow microalgae covering the snow surface
Type Culture:
Isolator: T.Çakmak
Geographical Details : 67°50'29.2"S 67°16'38.6"W
NCBI Accession # : ON747313

40x

40x

100x

40x
1/4
General Maintenance Conditions
Temperature: 15 °C/10 °C (D/N)
Light source: mix of warm-white & cool-white fluorescent lamps
Intensity:3200 lux (maximum)
Light period:16/8 h L/D
Media: BBM
Morphological Features of Species
Coccomyxa cells are ovoid or ellipsoidal in shapes. The cells size around 2-5 ×4-7 µm. Chloroplasts are large and parietal without pyrenoids.

2L-8

2L-8
1/1
bottom of page