Table 2.
Ability of different algae to support growth in the oligotrich ciliate Strombidium rassoulzadegani.
| Algal food tested | Strain | Class | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tetraselmis chui | PLY429 | Chlorodendrophyceae (Chlorophyta) | excellent growth; L >> D |
| Rhodomonas lens | RHODO | Cryptophyceae | excellent growth; L >> D |
| Prorocentrum minimum | EXUV | Dinophyceae | inconsistent growth, but L ≤ D |
| Isochrysis galbana | TISO | Prymnesiophyceae | inconsistent growth L, no growth D |
| Thalassiosira pseudonana | 3H | Bacillariophyceae | no growth L or D |
| Thalassiosira weissflogii | Tweis | Bacillariophyceae | no growth L or D |
| Nannochloropsis sp.* | UTEX2341 | Eustigmatophyceae | no growth, only L tested |
| Stichococcus bacillaris | StichoGSB | Trebouxiophyceae (Chlorophyta) | no growth, only L tested |
| Chlorella autotrophica | 580 | Trebouxiophyceae (Chlorophyta) | no growth, only L tested |
| Dunaliella tertiolecta | DE | Chlorophyceae (Chlorophyta) | no growth, only L tested |
| mixed diet | TISO + EXUV | Dinophyceae + Prymnesiophyceae | no growth, survival c. 1 week, only L tested |
Class designations follow www.algaebase.org. Strain designations are from the Milford Microalgal Culture Collection. L, light (12:12 cycle, ~100 μmol m−2s−1); D, dark.
*
Also called Chlorella minutissima, but see (Gladu et al., 1995).