Hi Cynthia,
I can collect a lot of big Styela plicata individuals around the Tosa Bay,
Shikoku Island of Janan. The Tosa Bay is on the Pacific coast of Japan.
Styela plicata is healthy even in a dirty seawater.
I can find them everywhere around.
Do you want them to be fixed with formalin or other fixatives before they
are thrown into ethanol? Do they need to be kept immersed during their
trip from Japan to Australia? I wonder whether a large amount of ethanolic
solution is allowed to be sent by airplane?
Could you tell me how to send them, if you are interested in S. plicata
in Kochi?
Best wishes,
shigeki
>On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 8:33 PM, Cynthia Riginos <<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>My lab group has recently become interested in Styela plicata and trying to infer worldwide genetic patterns.
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>We are looking for ethanol preserved tissue from as many global locations as possible - 20 individuals per location would be ideal but 5-10 helpful as well. We have good coverage in Australia and samples from NC, USA. Western Pacific samples would be especially helpful as this may be the native range. (The ascidian tissue bank does not seem to have S. plicata).
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>We would be happy to do a tissue exchange or some other form of barter!
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>Thanks in advance,
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>Cynthia
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>Cynthia Riginos
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Shigeki Fujiwara
Department of Applied Science
Kochi University
Kochi 780-8520
Japan
phone: 81-88-844-8317
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