Sparkles from the water,
tiny foundations of life
The Protist Culture Collection of Corea (PCE, pronounced “peace”) maintains cultures of unicellular protist flagellates isolated primarily from local seawater. The collection also includes fixed TEM blocks, including type material, as well as selected freshwater algae and algal viruses.
50
Live strains
10
Fixed strains
CULTURE COLLECTION
Available cultures
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MFCC-001
Cymbomonas sp.
East Sea · Coastal seawater
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MFCC-014
Nephroselmis sp.
South Sea · Island waters
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MFCC-027
Pyramimonas sp.
Jeju · Intertidal pool
COLLECTION MAP
Where were they collected?
Explore collection sites and environmental metadata for each culture.
REQUEST A CULTURE
How to request a culture
01
Browse the collection
Review available cultures and their associated metadata.
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Submit a request
Provide your research purpose and requested culture conditions.
03
Review and shipment
We will review your request and contact you with availability and timing.