Isochrysis galbana Isochrysis galbana

Isochrysis galbana is commonly referred to as Isochrysis galbana. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 20 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Isochrysis galbana
German:: Phytoplankton Isochrysis galbana
English:: Isochrysis Galbana

Category:: Phytoplankton

Family tree:: Chromista (Kingdom) > Haptophyta (Phylum) > Prymnesiophyceae (Class) > Isochrysidales (Order) > Isochrysidaceae (Family) > Isochrysis (Genus) > galbana (Species)
Initial determination:: Parke, 1949

Occurrence:: European Coasts, Spain, the British Isles, USA
Size:: 0" - 0" (0,04cm - 0,07cm)
Temperature:: 77 °F - 86 °F (25°C - 30°C)
Food:: Photosynthesis, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 4.4 gal (~ 20L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

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Not evaluated

More related species in this lexicon:

Isochrysis galbana
Phytoplankton Isochrysis galbana

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-11-22 09:39:35
Last edit:: 2012-11-22 09:39:35

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Isochrysis galbana are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Isochrysis galbana, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Isochrysis galbana, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Isochrysis galbana is a microalga. It is the type species of the genus Isochrysis. It is an outstanding food for various bivalve larvae. and is now widely cultured for use in the bivalve aquaculture industry, to feed juvenile fish and crustaceans.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Phylum: Haptophyta
Class: Prymnesiophyceae
Order: Isochrysidales
Family: Isochrysidaceae
Genus: Isochrysis
Species: I. galbana
Binomial name
Isochrysis galbana

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