Species list - BRACKISH WATER

Marine microalga Chaetoceros calcitrans

  • 1. Group:Brackish Water
  • 2. Breed:Giống gốc, giống thuần, giống có giá trị kinh tế_en
  • 3. Implementation:Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1
  • 4. Organizations store:National Broodstock Center for Marine species in Northern Vietnam
  • 5. General information:

    Marine microalga Chaetoceros calcitrans

    1. General environment

    This is a marine species

    2.  Taxonomy

      Heterokontophyta

         Bacillariophyceae

            Coscinodiscales

                Chaetocerotaceae

                   Chaetoceros

                      Chaetoceros calcitrans Pausen, 1905

    3. Diagnostic features

    Normal shape of unicellular with Rectangular parallelepiped or cube. Having tetra-flagellate in four corners. The size  of 3 - 6µm.   

     

     Fig 1: Chaetoceros calcitrans

    4. Optimal culture conditions

    • Medium: F2
    • Salinity: 25 - 30ppt
    • Stocking density: 1,5 - 2,5.106cell/mL
    • Light intensity: 1500 lux - 3500 lux

      5. Stocking methods

    • In algal medium: 1-2 months
    • In liquid medium at temperature of 20oC: 1-2 months

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