| SAG Strain Number: | 2593 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Oculatella |
| Species: | crustae-formantes |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | Jung, Briegel-Williams, Mikhailyuk at Büdel 2020 |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | |
| Common name: | Bluegreen Algae - Cyanobacteria |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | terrestrial |
| Climatic zone: | polar |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Norway |
| Locality: | Spitsbergen, aerea called Geopol (near coastline), soil material from soil crusts at polygon formations, 64 a.s.l. |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 78.949550 / 11.476567 (100m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Isolated by: | P. Jung (coll. L. Briegel-Williams) |
| Strain number by isolator: | PJ S28 |
| Deposition by: | P. Jung (Kaiserslautern) |
| Deposition date: | 14.11.2019 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | BG11 Ag |
| Axenic: | |
| Strain relatives: | DSM 109267 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Jung P. et al. (2020) Shifting Boundaries: Ecological and Geographical Range extension Based on Three New Species in the Cyanobacterial Genera Cyanocohniella, Oculatella, and, Aliterella. J. Phycol. 56 (5):1216-1231 |
| Publication: | Jung P. et al. (2019) Strong in combination: Polyphasic approach enhances arguments for cold-assigned cyanobacterial endemism. MicrobiologyOpen 8:3729 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | MN243147 Oculatella crustae-formantes PJ S28 16S rRNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer, complete sequence; and 23S rRNA gene, partial sequence (2494 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | MN267157 Oculatella crustae-formantes PJ S28 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence (521 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
