• PodDrop ZooX live Symbiodiniaceae culture in a clear 16 fl oz bottle with a black cap.
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CULTURED IN ARIZONA • LICENSE AQ91

PodDrop ZooX Zooxanthella Culture

PodDrop ZooX Zooxanthella Culture

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Culture profile Live symbiotic microalgae culture
BEST FORSpecialized coral-culture applications
HABITATCoral-associated biology
RELATIVE SIZEMicroscopic

Product overview

Product Overview

PodDrop ZooX is a live culture of symbiotic dinoflagellates commonly called zooxanthellae. The culture is described at the family level as Symbiodiniaceae because this listing does not identify a genus, species, strain, or lineage.

ZooX is offered for controlled experimental aquarium husbandry. Adding cultured cells to aquarium water does not guarantee host uptake, establishment of a stable symbiosis, recolonization, bleaching recovery, pigmentation, fluorescence, growth, metabolic support, or stress resilience. Those outcomes depend on the host, symbiont identity, environmental conditions, and protocol.

Follow the current product label and use a documented observation protocol. Do not release culture material or aquarium water into natural waterways.

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01 • CULTURE TYPELive symbiotic microalgae culture
02 • HABITATCoral-associated biology
03 • MOVEMENTStrain dependent
04 • RELATIVE SIZEMicroscopic
05 • PRIMARY ROLEAdvanced reef and coral programs
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Culture details, care & handling

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Key benefits & applications
Live Symbiodiniaceae culture for experimental aquarium husbandry
Can be used in a documented aquarium observation protocol
Provides a living culture identified at the Symbiodiniaceae family level
Species highlights
Family-level identity: Symbiodiniaceae. ZooX is a living culture of symbiotic dinoflagellates commonly called zooxanthellae; this listing does not assign a genus, species, strain, lineage, host association, cell concentration, or purity status.
Nutritional profile
ZooX is not represented as nutritionally standardized coral feed. Cell composition varies with taxonomic identity, culture conditions, growth phase, harvest timing, and storage. PodDrop does not guarantee fixed protein, lipid, fatty-acid, pigment, vitamin, photosynthate-transfer, metabolic-energy, coloration, growth, recovery, or resilience outcomes.
How to add or use
1. Unpack promptly and inspect the sealed living culture.
2. Follow the current ZooX label for temperature, light, mixing, and handling; do not substitute a generic phytoplankton protocol.
3. If used in an aquarium experiment, record the host, system conditions, amount, timing, and observations. Water-column addition does not establish that cells entered host tissue or formed a stable symbiosis.
4. Monitor livestock and water quality closely, and discontinue use if an adverse response is observed.
Storage & care
Store the live ZooX culture exactly as stated on the current product label. Protect it from heat, freezing, direct sunlight, and cross-contamination; use clean dedicated tools. Use by the stated date. Color alone does not establish identity, concentration, purity, or viability.
Live Arrival Policy

PodDrop’s Live Arrival Policy covers the condition of eligible live products at the carrier’s first delivery attempt. If a culture appears nonviable, materially leaking, missing, or incorrect because of a PodDrop packing or fulfillment error, contact PodDrop within 2 hours of the carrier’s recorded delivery time.

Keep the culture and all original packaging. Before adding, transferring, feeding, or discarding the product, provide your order number, delivery timestamp, a concise description, and clear photographs or video showing the culture in its original container, the shipping box and insulation, any damage or unusual condition, and the shipping label.

PodDrop reviews each report using the order record, carrier tracking, delivery conditions, packaging, documentation, and reported handling after delivery. If a claim is approved, PodDrop may provide a replacement of the affected item or store credit, depending on the circumstances and current product availability.

Coverage does not guarantee establishment, reproduction, continued survival, feeding response, aquarium performance, or compatibility after receipt. Read the complete Live Arrival Policy for eligibility requirements, exclusions, and submission instructions.

Shipping schedule
Orders containing live products ship on PodDrop’s published live-product schedule using the carrier service stated at checkout. PodDrop may delay dispatch when weather or carrier conditions create an avoidable live-shipping risk.

Because live products are perishable, they are not returnable after shipment. Qualifying delivery-condition reports are governed by the current Live Arrival Policy and its 2-hour documentation requirement. Request order changes before fulfillment begins.
Responsible handling
Cultured and packed at PodDrop’s Arizona aquaculture facility (AQ License #91). This facility statement is not a claim that a culture is axenic, sterile, pathogen-free, parasite-free, or free of every incidental organism unless a current lot-specific test states otherwise.

Wash hands after handling, use dedicated culture tools when possible, prevent cross-contamination among cultures, and never release aquarium organisms or culture water into natural waterways. Follow all applicable local rules.

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