Protists - Living Material

Supplier: Ward's Science

This species of freshwater algae is commonly used for research on photosynthesis.

Supplier: Avantor

This "many-headed" organism is a plasmodial slime mold commonly found in forests on decaying deciduous trees. Available in both plasmodial and sclerotial stages.

Supplier: Ward's Science

Marine; Small Motile Cells with the Transverse Furrow Located Near the Apex.

Supplier: Avantor

Volvox globator is a species of colonial green algae that forms spherical colonies of cells.

Supplier: Avantor

Pink to bright rose color.
Characterized by cilia; nearly all possess two types of nuclei.

Supplier: Ward's Science

Freshwater. Unicellular; desmid. Basic culture solution.

Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.

Supplier: CONNECTICUT VALLEY BIO SUPPLY

Cellular slime mold. Demonstrates amoeboid state, pseudoplasmodial state, and fruiting body, or sorocarp. Found in woodland soil in decomposing vegetation where bacteria are abundant. Incubation temperature 25°C. Plate cultures grown with Enterobacteria as food source; freeze-dried cultures include food source.

Characterized by an amoeboid stage (lacking cell walls) and a fungus-like reproductive structure.

Supplier: Ward's Science

Very large ciliate. Feeds on colpidium. Hay medium.
Characterized by cilia; nearly all possess two types of nuclei.

Supplier: Ward's Science

Extremely small euglenoid. Usually doesn’t rotate when swimming. Scavenger. Hay medium.

Characterized by flagella; lacks plastids.

Supplier: Ward's Science

Freshwater; large placoderm desmid; well-shaped semi-cells.

Live Cultures are supplied with media in 16 x 125 mm tubes, 2 oz. jars, or 8 oz. jars. Fast delivery is available directly from our laboratory. Please specify a delivery date.

Each culture shipment is prepared in our laboratories and includes the "Working with Algae & Cyanobacteria" manual which contains detailed instructions for subculturing and use.

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Supplier: Ward's Science

Freshwater. Unicellular; pennate, with bilateral symmetry. Basic culture solution.

Characterized by shells (tests) made of silica, in two parts.

Supplier: Avantor

For Culture of Freshwater Algae. Comes in ready-to-use and concentrated formulations

Supplier: CONNECTICUT VALLEY BIO SUPPLY

Test cylindrical, covered with sand granules. Soil-water medium.

Characterized by pseudopods; with or without a shell (test).

Supplier: Avantor

Two flagella; no chloroplasts. Food organism. Hay medium.

Characterized by flagella; lacks plastids.

Supplier: Ward's Science

Freshwater. Unicellular; homothallic strain. Basic culture solution. Characterized by green plastids and cell walls composed of cellulose.

Supplier: Avantor

Demonstrates isogamous reproduction where gametes are similar in appearance and behavior. Make lectures and labs on protist reproduction clearer with our specially selected cultures that illustrate various reproductive phenomona.