| Availability | Consult Bjorn Sohlenius or David Fitch. |
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| Strain Isolation | E. Olafsson, July, 1981 Surtsey Island, Iceland. In a moss nest of hybrid gulls (Larus argentatus + Larus hyperboreus) on a lava rock. |
| Culture Notes | Grows on OP50 at 18-22C. Gonochoristic. Sent to David Fitch by Gaetan Borgonie March 5, 1992. Grows at 18-22C on agar. Gonochoristic. Strain started from a single gravid female by Bjorn Sohlenius. Of the original extracted nematode suspension, part was transferred to agar plates and cultured on Nigon's agar. The P. superbus population survived in coculture with a P. detritophagus population for five years. |
| Cryopreservation | Survives freezing. |
| Synonyms |
| Labs that keep this strain | Source from whence the strain was obtained |
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| EM: Scott W. Emmons | DF | DF: David H. A. Fitch | Gaatan Borgonie Gent University, Institute of Zoology, Gent, Belgium |
BSS: Bjorn Sohlenius | BSS |