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SAG 16.87 Chlamydopodium starrii

SAG Strain Number:16.87
TAXONOMY
Genus:Chlamydopodium
Species:starrii
Taxonomic position:Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae
Authority:(Fott) Ettl et Gärtner
Variety:
Formerly called:Characium saccatum Filarsky; Characium starrii Fott
Authentic:yes
Division:Chlorophyta
Class:Chlorophyceae
Common name:Green Algae - Chlorophytes
ORIGIN
General habitat:soil
Climatic zone:
Continent:Africa
Country:South Africa
Locality:Cape Town, dry soil from Cape Flats
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):-34.017949 / 18.607206  (1000m)   View on Google Maps
Year:1951
Isolated by:R. C. Starr
Strain number by isolator:
Deposition by:
Deposition date:between 1951 and 1987
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:MiEB12
Axenic:bacterial or other types of contamination
Strain relatives:CCAP 209/1A; UTEX 111
Agitation resistance:not detected
Special properties:NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain
 
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:Kawasaki, Y. et al. (2015) Taxonomic revision of oil-producing green algae, Chlorococcum oleofaciens (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae), and its relatives. J Phycol 51 (5):1000-16
Publication:Ettl, H. et al. (1987) Taxonomic and nomenclatural changes and descriptions of new taxa of the Tetrasporales, Chlorococcales and Gloeodendrales (Chlorophyta, Chlamydophyceae and Chlorophyceae. Nova Hedwigia 44:509-517
Publication:Starr R.C. (1953) On the morphology and reproduction of Characium saccatum Filarsky. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 80:308-313
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:AB983644  Chlamydopodium starrii genes for 18S rRNA, ITS1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS2, 26S rRNA, partial and complete sequence, strain: SAG 16.87. (721 bp)
Sequence Accession:AB983625  Chlamydopodium starrii gene for 18S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: SAG 16.87. (1744 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:medium survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:no