Strain number NIES-601  
Phylum Dinophyta  
Class Dinophyceae  
Scientific name Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg  
Synonym Prorocentrum schilleri Böhrn 1931; Prorocentrum levantinoides Bursa 1959; Prorocentrum pacificum E.J.F.Wood 1963  
Former name  
Common name Dinoflagellate  
Locality (Date of collection) Mikawa Bay, Aichi, Japan  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine (Seawater)  
History < Honjo, Tsuneo  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Toriumi, Saburo  
Identified by  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  f/2  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  13-16 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  1 M  
Gene information  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular; Flagellate 
Characteristics  
Other strain no.  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1" 
Movie  
Related strain information
(Large number of orders and same genus or species)
Related strain information
(Whose relevance due to simultaneous purchases and other information is inferred by AI)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-682
Prorocentrum dentatum Dinoflagellate   Marine (Seawater) Red tide  
NIES-237
Prorocentrum minimum Dinoflagellate   Marine (Seawater) Red tide  
NIES-3444
Prorocentrum dentatum Dinoflagellate   Marine (Seawater)  
NIES-900
Prorocentrum dentatum Dinoflagellate   Marine (Seawater) Red tide ; Planktonic  
Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-2327
Cochlodinium sp. Dinoflagellate   Marine (Seawater)  
NIES-675
Alexandrium catenella Dinoflagellate   Marine (Seawater) Red tide ; Mating type (−)  
NIES-586
Chaetoceros didymus Centric diatom   Marine (Seawater) Red tide ; Test strain (Kohira, M.., et al. 2016)  
NIES-2590
Tisochrysis lutea   Marine (Seawater) Planktonic  
NIES-1396
Phaeocystis globosa   Marine (Seawater) Red tide  
Reference
Zhou, G.-J., Lai, R. W. S., Yang, Y., Kim, M.-S., Lee, Y. H., Lee, J.-S., Leung, K. M. Y. 2026 Retinoic acids can hinder molting and development of the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus in the coastal environment. J. Hazard. Mater., 513, 142521 (article ID).
Keywords: Retinoids; Algae; Chronic toxicity; Copepod; Molting; Ecdysteroid
Strain(s): 151222323732337753458660167568213831396183423272590 
PubMed: 42208294
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142521

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