What are choanoflagellates?

ToL description of choanoflagellates

Genomic Resources

Monosiga brevicollis genome browser

Choanobase ESTs can now be searched at TBestDB or the M. brevicollis genome browser

SMART annotations of Monosiga proteins

Getting started with choanoflagellates

Order strains from the Protozoa and Algae division of ATCC.org:

• Monosiga brevicollis (ATCC 50154)
• Monosiga brevicollis MX1, the strain sequenced for the genome project (ATCC PRA-258)
• Monosiga ovata (ATCC 50635)
• Proterospongia sp. (ATCC 50818)

Prepare culture media using this protocol.

Start your cultures using this protocol.

Maintain/passage your cultures using this protocol.

Freeze down your cultures using this protocol.