| SAG Strain Number: | 10.95 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Prasiococcus |
| Species: | calcarius |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | (Petersen) Vischer |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | subaerial |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Locality: | foothill of black forest below Basel, on walls and loam |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 47.506766 / 7.57988 (4000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1950 |
| Isolated by: | W. Vischer |
| Strain number by isolator: | 134 |
| Deposition by: | Scandinavian Culture Center, Copenhagen as K-0091 |
| Deposition date: | 03.1995 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | K Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Proeschold T. et al. (2020) The green puzzle Stichococcus (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta): New generic and species concept among this widely distributed genus. Phytotaxa 441 (2):113-142 |
| Publication: | Hotter, V. et al. (2018) Polyols and UV‐sunscreens in the Prasiola‐clade (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) as metabolites for stress response and chemotaxonomy. J. Phycol. 54 (2):264-274 |
| Publication: | Lang I. et al. (2011) Fatty acid profiles and their distribution patterns in microalgae: a comprehensive analysis of more than 2000 strains from the SAG culture collection. BMC Plant Biol 11:124 |
| Publication: | Rindi, F. et al. (2007) MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF THE GREEN ALGAL ORDER PRASIOLALES (TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE, CHLOROPHYTA). J. Phycol. 43:811-822 |
| Publication: | Vischer, W. (1953) Über primitivste Landpflanzen. Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 63:169-193 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | EF203011 Prasiococcus calcarius ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast. (1119 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | EF200527 Prasiococcus calcarius isolate Prca1 18S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence. (1709 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | low survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
