| SAG Strain Number: | 17.91 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Galdieria |
| Species: | sulphuraria |
| Taxonomic position: | Rhodophyta - Rhodophyceae |
| Authority: | (Galdieri) Merola |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Rhodophyceae |
| Common name: | Red Algae - Rhodophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Italy |
| Locality: | Pozzuoli, Solfatara at Naples, soil of fumarole |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 40.827352 / 14.139387 (600m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1975 |
| Isolated by: | P. DeLuca and R. Taddei |
| Strain number by isolator: | IBN 002 |
| Deposition by: | replacement by A.-M. Stuckmann-Leroux (University Bremen) 05/2011; original deposition by P. Albertano |
| Deposition date: | 11.1990 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | Acid B1B12 Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; species neotype culture from locus classicus, requires low pH (2-4) and prefers higher growth temperature (25°C, up to 55°C) |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Kondo A. et al. (2004) Phylogenetic analysis of cyanidian algae (Cyanidiales, Rhodophyta), using 18S rDNA gene sequences. Jap. J. Phycol. 52 (Suppl):195-199 |
| Publication: | Pinto G. et al. (2003) Comparative approaches to the taxonomy of the genus Galdieria Merola (Cyanidiales, Rhodophyta). Cryptogamie Algologie 24 (1):13-32 |
| Publication: | Cozzolino, S. et al. (2000) Molecular variation in Galdieria sulphuraria (Galdieri) Merola and its bearing on taxonomy. Hydrobiologia 433 (1-3):145-151 |
| Publication: | Merola A. et al. (1981) Revision of Cyanidium caldiarum. Three species of acidophilic algae. G. Bot. Ital. 115:189-195 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | AB091228 gene for 18S rRNA, 3' end partial sequence (644 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AB091227 gene for 18S rRNA, 5' end partial sequence (319 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
