TABLE 1.
Origins and culture conditions of picoplankton strains
| RCCa no. | Genus and species | Strain | Light (μE m−2 s−1) | Cell diameter (μm) | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | Ostreococcus tauri | OTTH 0595 | 100 | 0.8 | Thau Lagoon |
| 143 | Ostreococcus sp. | EUM 13BBL | 100 | 0.8 | Tropical Atlantic Ocean |
| 141 | Ostreococcus sp. | EUM 16BBL | 100 | 0.8 | Tropical Atlantic Ocean |
| 114 | M. pusilla | CCMPb 490 | 100 | 2 | North Atlantic |
| 299 | M. pusilla | NOUM 17 | 100 | 2 | Equatorial Pacific |
| 372 | M. pusilla | Naples | 100 | 2 | Gulf of Naples |
| 373 | M. pusilla | Skagerrak | 100 | 2 | Skagerrak |
| 417 | Mantoniella squamata | CCMP 480 | 100 | 3-5 | North Sea |
| 113 | B. prasinos | CCMP 1898 | 100 | 2 | Mediterranean Sea |
| 369 | Coccoid | CCMP 1205 | 100 | 2-6 | Sargasso Sea |
| 287 | Coccoid | NOUM 15 | 100 | 2.5 | Equatorial Pacific Ocean |
| 261 | P. marina | TAK 9801 | 40 | 4 | Takapoto Atoll (Pacific Ocean) |
| 370 | P. provasolii | CCMP 1203 | 100 | 2-4 | North Atlantic |
| 135 | P. provasolii | CCMP 1199 | 100 | 2-4 | Gulf of Mexico |
| 251 | Pycnococcus sp. | ROS 9401 | 100 | 2 | English Channel |
| 253 | Pycnococcus sp. | ROS 9404 | 100 | 2 | English Channel |
| 136 | P. capsulatus | CCMP 1407 | 100 | 3-6 | Sargasso Sea |
| 134 | Prasinococcus sp. | CCMP 1194 | 100 | 3-5 | Gulf of Mexico |
| 137 | Prasinoderma sp. | CCMP 1220 | 100 | 3-8 | Gulf of Mexico |
a
Roscoff Culture Collection (http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/Phyto/RCC/).
b
CCMP (Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine [http://ccmp.bigelow.org/]).