On 19 Jan 2006 18:40:03 -0800, big_george_lake at yahoo.com wrote:
>I am seeking strains of the red alga,
>Chondria crispus plus possibly other species
>of Chondria. Does anyone out there have any strains they would
>like to sell to me? I am perhaps incompetent,
>but I cannot find this species in the online
>culture collections anywhere. I am a hobbyist
>and have some culturing ideas I wish to pursue.
Why not check the scientific literature (e.g., using Scirus), and find
a university lab working on it. Write to them, with a brief statement
of your interest. Ask them if they can recommend a source. Perhaps
they will even provide you some strains, if they think you know what
you are doing.
bob