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The Australian National Algae Culture Collection (ANACC) is housed at the Hobart laboratories of CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. The collection consists of 1000 strains of more than 300 microalgae species. These are listed in the [http://www.marine.csiro.au/algaedb/default.htm Collection Strain Database]. Aligned with the collection is the CSIRO Microalgae Supply Service which provides microalgal strains as 'starter cultures' to industry, research organisations and universities in more than 50 countries. The service is the supplier of starter cultures to the Australian aquaculture industry, for which microalgae are the essential first foods for larval and juvenile animals. +Biodiversity research+ The Australian National Algae Culture Collection (ANACC) is one of the CSIRO's National Biological Collections, which contribute to the goal of providing practical, science-based solutions to halt biodiversity decline in Australia. In this context, the algae collection is a resource for research on algal diversity, distribution, richness and taxonomic relationships, including those of economic importance and environmental concern. It supports information sharing for research, community benefit, policy development and conservation, and contributes to international endeavours including the Network of Asia-Oceania Algal Culture Collections and the Barcode of Life. Identifiers
