| SAG Strain Number: | 40.91 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Characium |
| Species: | acuminatum |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | A. Braun in Kützing |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | Alaska, pool in the tundra near Toolik Lake |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 68.627547 / -149.595022 (4000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | June 1989 |
| Isolated by: | R.A. Lewin |
| Strain number by isolator: | 72-23 |
| Deposition by: | R.A. Lewin |
| Deposition date: | 02.1990 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | MiEB12 |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; |
| |
| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Barcytė D., Eliáš M. (2023) Hydrocytium expands the phylogenetic, morphological, and genomic diversity of the poorly known green algal order Chaetopeltidales. Am. J. Bot. |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KR607492 Characium acuminatum strain SAG 40.91 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1715 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
