Table 1.
Strains used in the study
| Lineage | Strain code or species | Short name | Strain no. | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eca | CCAPb | ||||
| 4 | Ec NZKU 1–3 m | Nze | - | CCAP 1310/56 | Kaikoura, New Zealand |
| 5a | Ec Cph 40–11 m | Cph | - | CCAP 1310/100 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2d | Ec Tam 2b m | Tam | - | CCAP 1310/122 | Tampa, Florida |
| 5a | Ec Pen 2a m | Pen | - | CCAP 1310/111 | Penikese Island, Massachusetts |
| 2d | Ec PAr 18a m | Par | - | CCAP 1310/108 | Port Aransas, Texas |
| 5b | E. fasciculatus | Fas | Ec185 | - | Perharidy, France |
| 1a | E. siliculosus | Nap | Ec400 | CCAP 1310/329 | Naples, Italy |
| 2c | E. crouaniorum | Cro | Ec477 | - | Perharidy, France |
| 1c | Ec 32 (genome strain) | Per | Ec32 | CCAP1310/4 | San Juan de Marcona, Peru |
| - | Scytosiphon “lomentaria” | - | ODC1349c | Brittany, France | |
| - | Scytosiphon “lomentaria” | - | LT0114c | Australia | |
aMacroalgal Culture Collection in Roscoff, France; bCulture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, Oban, Scotland; cdeposited at Ghent University, Belgium