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• Classification Request

  General
  Name:	Joe Thompson ( thejrc )
  Status:	Completed
  Date:	05/04/2010
  Classification Type:	NewChallenge
  Species:	Dunaliella salina
  Suggested Class:	FC2
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  Spawn Mode:	N/A
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  Research or Links to information on Species:

  http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/utex/algaeDetail.aspx?algaeID=2727 https://ccmp.bigelow.org/node/1/strain/CCMP220 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T3C-4DBSXNB-2&_user=10&_coverDate=01%2F12%2F2005&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1322413332&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=3c2d630a18f23e073f5ad79c16d2ef80 http://www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/reprint/97/2/798.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1224875/?tool=pubmed

  Other Details
  Other Information:	A halophite algae (thrives in extreme salinity) with extraordinarily high lipid production. Utilized in many medical, and biofuel applications due to it's high content in beta carotenes and other essential nutrients. Cells are oblong, 5-13 micron in length and typically 4 micron in width. Should be cultured at higher salinities.

  
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