Culturing Journal DataSheet
This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system
General Species: Colurella adriatica
Species description: Tiny rotifer. A ciliated protozoan.
Culture source (link if possible
): Eric Cassiano and his colleagues at the Tropcial Aquaculture Laboratory
If algae, CCMP # (Optional
): N/A
http://ccmp.bigelow.edu/ Culture Establishment Date: 6/1/2013
Continuation Date: Culturing Vessel Details Salinity: 35 PPT / 1.026 SG
Temperature: Upper 70s F
pH: Not Measured
Vessel description: Several 1000 ml Erlenmeyer flasks
Lighting description: N/A - Ambient fish room light
Lighting cycle: N/A - Ambient fish room light cycle
Aeration description: Appx. 1 bubble per second from a rigid airline.
Methodologies Split methodology: Culture medium description: ASW at 35 PPT
Cell count: Not known or measured. Very dense, relative to my other rotifer cultures.
Reference links: http://risingtideconserva...aquaculture-lab_7.html (search for "Colurella")
Additional Information Notes: They arrived in a co-culture together with the copepod Oithona colcarva. I will attempt to isolate a pure Colurella culture at a later date.
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