CODENET CULTURE COLLECTION

      (last updated June 2001)


      The CODENET culture collection is maintained at the University of Caen, with duplicates of most species at the NHM in London. Cultures are clonal, unialgal, and are not axenic. We would like to thank all people who have donated cultures to the collection, and also those who have assisted in collection of samples for isolation purposes. Any queries about the culture collection should be addressed to Ian Probert in Caen. Any queries about the culture collection should be addressed to Ian Probert in Caen. (see also separate page on opportunities for participation in CODENET)
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      Summary of coccolithophorid cultures

      SPECIES Number of strains
      Codenet collection:
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica 67
      Calcidiscus leptoporus 65
      Umbilicosphaera sibogae sibogae 3
      Coccolithus pelagicus 12
      Helicosphaera carteri var. carteri 11
      Helicosphaera carteri var. hyalina 1
      Syracosphaera pulchra 14
      Emiliania huxleyi 26
      Emiliania huxleyi 'type R' 7
      Umbilicosphaera sibogae foliosa 1
      Umbilicosphaera hulburtiana 1
      Oolithotus fragilis 21
      Algirosphaera robusta 1
      Coronosphaera mediterranea 1
      Scyphosphaera apsteinii 3
      Jomonlithus littoralis 1
      Calyptrosphaera sphaeroidea 1
      Holococcolithophore unid. 1
      From NIES collection (Tsukuba, Japan):
      Calyptrosphaera sp. 2
      Helladosphaera sp. 1
      Calyptrosphaera radiata 1
      Algobank collection (Caen):
      Pleurochrysis spp. 18
      Ochrosphaera spp. 6
      Cruciplacolithus neohilis 1
      Hymenomonas spp. 4

      OTHER HAPTOPHYTES.
      For some CODENET studies (e.g. on pigment variation and molecular genetics) a selection of non-coccolthophore haptophytes are being included. These include: Pavlova gyrans, Imantonia rotunda, Chrysotila lamellosa, Chrysotila stipitata, Isochrysis galbana, Isochrysis litoralis, Dicrateria sp., Prymnesium parvum, Chrysochromulina camella, & Chrysochromulina acantha. Cultures of all these are available in the Algobank collection.

      Details of cultures of CODENET species held at Caen
      Genus/species Strain ID. Provenance Isol. date Isolated by
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ALGO 73 Atlantic (France) 1993 J. Fresnel
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP157 W. Med. (Spain) Feb-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP182 W. Med. (Spain) Feb-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP186 W. Med. (Spain) Feb-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 1814 W. Med. (Spain) Feb-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 54 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 55 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 56 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 57 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ARC 1 Atlantic (France) Jun-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ARC 2 Atlantic (France) Jun-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ARC 3 Atlantic (France) Jun-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ARC 4 Atlantic (France) Jun-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ARC 7 Atlantic (France) Jun-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica JS 1 S. Med. May-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica JS 5 S. Med. May-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica JS 7 S. Med. May-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica JS 8 S. Med. May-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica JS 10 S. Med. May-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica JS 13 S. Med. May-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica JS 14 S. Med. May-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica JS 15 S. Med. May-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica PC 12 Atl. Shelf (Portugal) Jul-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica PC 51 Atl. Shelf (Portugal) Jul-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica PC 64 Atl. Shelf (Portugal) Jul-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica PC 65 Atl. Shelf (Portugal) Jul-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica PC 71 Atl. Shelf (Portugal) Jul-98 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ETH4725 Atlantic (USA) 1998 C. Klaas
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica PLY 572 ? ? ?
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica LK 6 Atlantic (France) Feb-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica LK 6A Atlantic (France) Feb-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica LK 7 Atlantic (France) Feb-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica LK 8 Atlantic (France) Feb-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica LK 9 Atlantic (France) Feb-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 6CL1 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 6CL3 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 6CL4 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 6CL5 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 6CL6 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 6M2 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 6M3 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 6M4 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 6M6 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 6M11 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 744 W. Med. (Spain) May-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 7410 W. Med. (Spain) May-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 752 W. Med. (Spain) May-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 755 W. Med. (Spain) May-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP 7512 W. Med. (Spain) May-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ESP S2 W. Med. (Spain) May-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica CC 12 Atlantic (Portugal) Jun-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica CC 21 Atlantic (Portugal) Jun-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica CC 22 Atlantic (Portugal) Jun-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica CC 23 Atlantic (Portugal) Jun-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica CC 91 Atlantic (Portugal) Jun-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ETH25CLN Atlantic (Portugal) Jun-99 C.Klaas
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ASM 7 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ASM 10 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ASM 14 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica ASM 17 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica AS 62A W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica AS 62B W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica AS 62C W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica AS 62D W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica AS 62E W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica JM 1 Atlantic (Morocco) Dec-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica MI 2A Japan Dec-99 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica NS 6-2 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica NS 10Z S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica THAU1 S.Australia(Melb.) Sep-00 A.Houdan
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica THAU2 S.Australia(Melb.) Sep-00 A.Houdan
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica AG1 S.Australia(Melb.) Sep-00 I.Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica AG2 S.Australia(Melb.) Sep-00 I.Probert
      Gephyrocapsa oceanica AG3 S.Australia(Melb.) Sep-00 I.Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus PC 11M1 Atl. Shelf (Portugal) Jul-98 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus PC 11M2 Atl. Shelf (Portugal) Jul-98 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus PC 11M3 Atl. Shelf (Portugal) Jul-98 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus PC 161 Atl. Shelf (Portugal) Jul-98 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus PC 13* Atl. Shelf (Ireland) Jul-98 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ESP 6M2 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ESP 6M7 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ESP 6M8 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ASM 8 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ASM 9 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ASM 22 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ASM 25 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ASM 27 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ASM 31 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ASM 32 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ASM 35 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ASM 38 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ASM 40 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus ASM 42 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 M. Geisen
      Calcidiscus leptoporus AS 551 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus AS 55B W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus AS 31 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 2-1 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 4A S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 4-1 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 4-2 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 6-1 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 8C S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 9A S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 9-1 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 10-1 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 10-2 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 10-3 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Calcidiscus leptoporus NS 10-4 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Coccolithus pelagicus PLY182g English Channel 1958 M. Parke
      Coccolithus pelagicus CF4 Atlantic (France) Jan-99 I. Probert
      Coccolithus pelagicus CF5 Atlantic (France) Jan-99 I. Probert
      Coccolithus pelagicus LK1 Atlantic (France) Feb-99 I. Probert
      Coccolithus pelagicus LK2 Atlantic (France) Feb-99 I. Probert
      Coccolithus pelagicus LK3 Atlantic (France) Feb-99 I. Probert
      Coccolithus pelagicus LK4 Atlantic (France) Feb-99 I. Probert
      Coccolithus pelagicus CC 35 Atlantic (Portugal) Jun-99 I. Probert
      Coccolithus pelagicus KL 2 Atlantic (France) Dec-99 I. Probert
      Coccolithus pelagicus AS56T W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Coccolithus pelagicus N476-2 S. Atl (Namibia) Oct-00 I. Probert
      Coccolithus pelagicus N482-6 S. Atl (Namibia) Oct-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK1 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK3 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK5 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK7 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK9 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK11 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK14 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK15 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK16 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK17 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK20 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra GK24 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra BOB 1 W. Med. (Spain) May-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra BOB 2 W. Med. (Spain) May-00 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra NAP1 Med. (Italy) Dec-00 I.Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra NAP2 Med. (Italy) Dec-00 I.Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra NAP4 Med. (Italy) Dec-00 I.Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra NAP6 Med. (Italy) Dec-00 I.Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra NAP9 Med. (Italy) Dec-00 I.Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra NAP10 Med. (Italy) Dec-00 I.Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra TW2 W. Med. (Spain) Feb-01 I. Probert
      Syracosphaera pulchra TW11 W. Med. (Spain) Feb-01 I. Probert
      Helicosphaera carteri NS 8-3 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Helicosphaera carteri NS 8-6 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Helicosphaera carteri NS 10A S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Helicosphaera carteri NS 10B S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Helicosphaera carteri NS 10-5 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Helicosphaera carteri NS 10-6 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Helicosphaera carteri NS 10-7 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Helicosphaera carteri NS 10-8 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Helicosphaera carteri NS 10-10 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Helicosphaera carteri NS 10-13 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Helicosphaera carteri NS 10-14 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      H. carteri var. hyalina NAP11 Med. (Italy) Dec-00 I. Probert
      U. sibogae var. sibogae ETH4728 Atlantic (USA) 1998 C.Klaas/L.Brand
      U. sibogae var. sibogae ASM 36 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      U. sibogae var. sibogae ASM 39 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 M. Geisen
      U. sibogae var. foliosa ESP 6M1 W. Med. (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      U. hulburtiana NS 3-A S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi JS12 S. Med. May-98 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi ESP41 W. Med (Spain) Mar-98 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi ESP410 W. Med (Spain) Mar-98 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi PC101 Atl. Shelf (Ireland) Jul-98 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi ESP 6CG1 W. Med (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi ESP 6CCL2 W. Med (Spain) Apr-99 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi ESP 7414 W. Med (Spain) May-99 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi BP 81 N. Atlantic (Iceland) Jul-99 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi BP 91 N. Atlantic (Iceland) Jul-99 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi AS56A W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi AS64 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi ASM 1 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi ASM 6 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi ASM 37 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi ASM 43 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi NS 10Y S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi THAU4 S.Australia(Melbourne) Sep-00 A. Houdan
      Emiliania huxleyi NAP22 Med. (Italy) Nov-00 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi TW1 W. Med. (Spain) Feb-01 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi BDV1 Channel (Normandy) Dec-00 A. Houdan
      Emiliania huxleyi D1902-28A North Sea 1998 M. Steinke
      Emiliania huxleyi D1902-28C North Sea 1998 M. Steinke
      Emiliania huxleyi D2801-5 (MS1) North Sea 1998 M. Steinke
      Emiliania huxleyi D2803-15 North Sea 1998 M. Steinke
      Emiliania huxleyi N44-20C North Sea 1998 M. Steinke
      Emiliania huxleyi N44-20D North Sea 1998 M. Steinke
      Emiliania huxleyi R TQ21 W. New Zealand Nov-98 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi R TQ22 W. New Zealand Nov-98 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi R TQ23 W. New Zealand Nov-98 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi R TQ24 W. New Zealand Nov-98 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi R TQ25 W. New Zealand Nov-98 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi R TQ26 W. New Zealand Nov-98 I. Probert
      Emiliania huxleyi R TQ27 W. New Zealand Nov-98 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis AS 55A W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis AS55B W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis AS 55C W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis AS 55D W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis AS 55E W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis AS 56* W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis AS 59A W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis AS 552 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis AS 553 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis AS 641 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis AS 642 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis ASM 12 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis ASM 15 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis ASM 18 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis ASM 28 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis NS 10C S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis NS 10D S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis NS 10-9 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis N470-9 S. Atl (Namibia) Oct-00 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis N471-2 S. Atl (Namibia) Oct-00 I. Probert
      Oolithotus fragilis N471-3 S. Atl (Namibia) Oct-00 I. Probert
      Coronosphaera mediterranea NS 8-5 S. Atl (South Africa) Sep-00 I. Probert
      Algirosphaera robusta ASM 24 W. Med. (Alboran Sea) Oct-99 I. Probert
      Scyposphaera apsteinii TW15 W. Med. (Spain) Feb-01 I. Probert
      Scyposphaera apsteinii TW16 W. Med. (Spain) Feb-01 I. Probert
      Scyposphaera apsteinii TW19 W. Med. (Spain) Feb-01 I. Probert
      Jomonlithus littoralis ESP5 W.Med (S.Spain) Apr-01 J.Fresnel
      Calyptrosphaera sphaeroidea UTEX LB1940 North Sea 1973 D. Klaveness


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