| SAG Strain Number: | 2588 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Stichococcus |
| Species: | antarcticus |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | A. Beck et Bechteler 2019 |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | phycobiont |
| Climatic zone: | polar |
| Continent: | Antarctica |
| Country: | Antarctica |
| Locality: | King George Island, Fildes Peninsula, Meseta La Cruz, phycobiont ex. Placopsis contortuplicata (voucher M-0019657), 49 m a.s.l. |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | -62.205956 / -58.953979 (50m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | January 2015 |
| Isolated by: | A. Beck (2018 using micromanipulator (Beck & Koop 2001)) |
| Strain number by isolator: | AB 15.001 B5 (as Stichococcus antarcticus spec. nov.) ex. Placopsis contortuplicata (voucher M-0019657) |
| Deposition by: | A. Beck |
| Deposition date: | 11.2018 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | 3NBBM+V Ag |
| Axenic: | unclear |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | authentic strain of new species Stichococcus antarcticus A. Beck & Bechteler spec. nov. (2019) |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Beck A. et al. (2019) The pioneer lichen Placopsis in maritime Antarctica: Genetic diversity of their mycobionts and green algal symbionts, and their correlation with deglaciation time. Symbiosis 79:1–24 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | MH670339 Stichococcus antarcticus voucher A.Beck MCRU 15/01cII (M) M-0019657 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; ITS1 and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and ITS2, partial sequence (1399 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
