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NIVA-CYA 110

Kamptonema formosum

ORIGIN

Country origin

Japan

Locality origin

River Saka, Kanto, Japan

Locality type

Freshwater

Habitat

Freshwater

Date of collecting

1977

Collector

Otohata M.

Isolator

Unknown

CULTURE

Medium

Z8

Growth temperature

15°C

DETAILS

Obtained from

NIVA Culture Collection of Algae

Date of isolation

1977

Date deposited to NORCCA

08-Dec-1998

Collecting event remarks

River Saka, a branch of River Edo (Kanto district near Tokyo Metropolis)

Remarks

Synonym: Phormidium formosum. - Received from Prof. Masakazu Yagi at Okayama University, Japan, 1983 as Oscillatoria sp. - Geosmin producer.

News

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06-Feb-2024

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20-Dec-2023

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