Raphidocelis subcapitata, a freshwater algae used in environmental testing, exhibits synchronized growth and budding under light exposure. CASY enables precise monitoring of this budding process.

With a cell size of 6µm, each mother cell buds into four daughter cells. As budding begins, single daughter cells appear, increasing over a 4-5 hour period. Meanwhile, the mother cells almost completely disappear. Download the application notes below.