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SAG 211-40b Choricystis parasitica

SAG Strain Number:211-40b
TAXONOMY
Genus:Choricystis
Species:parasitica
Taxonomic position:Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae
Authority:(K. Brandt) Pröschold et Darienko
Variety:
Formerly called:Chlorella sorokiniana Shihira et Krauss
Authentic:no
Division:Chlorophyta
Class:Trebouxiophyceae
ORIGIN
General habitat:
Climatic zone:
Continent:America
Country:USA
Locality:MA, Manumet Beach, endosymbiont from Spongilla fluviatilis
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):41.715468 / -70.615511  (2500m)   View on Google Maps
Year:1956
Isolated by:R.A. Lewin
Strain number by isolator:strain 57
Deposition by:R.A. Lewin
Deposition date:05.1957
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:+V Ag
Axenic:no
Strain relatives:
Agitation resistance:not detected
Special properties:NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; renamed from Chlorella sorokiniana Shihira et Krauss into Choricystis parasitica (K. Brandt) Pröschold et Darienko comb. nov. acc. to Pröschold et Darienko 2020. SAG 01/2024
 
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:Pröschold T. et al. (2020) Choricystis and Lewiniosphaera gen. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae Chlorophyta), two different green algal endosymbionts in freshwater sponges. Symbiosis 82:175-188
Publication:Soeder C.J. et al. (1969) Unterschiedliche Wirkung von Captan auf das Wachstum einiger Stämme yon Chlorella und Scenedesmus. Arch. Mikrobiol. 67 (2):166-172
Publication:Lewin, R.A. (1966) Kultivo de zoochlorella apartigita el spongo. Scienca Revuo 17:33-36
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:MT423984  Choricystis parasitica strain SAG 211-40b 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 28S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (2479 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:not detected
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:no