SAG 88-1 Volvox aureus
| SAG Strain Number: | 88-1 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Volvox |
| Species: | aureus |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Ehrenberg |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locality: | Cambridge, mud from ditch |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 52.202347 / 0.128345 (9000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Isolated by: | E. A. George |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | E.A. George |
| Deposition date: | 1960 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | +V |
| Axenic: | no, bacterial and other contaminations |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Ladd S.N. et al. (2024) Taxon-specific hydrogen isotope signals in cultures and mesocosms facilitate ecosystem and hydroclimate reconstruction. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 390:199-210 |
| Publication: | Lewington-Pearce L. et al. (2020) Diversity and temperature indirectly reduce CO2 concentrations in experimental freshwater communities. Oecologia 192:515-527 |
| Publication: | Solari, Cristian A. et al. (2011) THE FLAGELLAR PHOTORESPONSE IN VOLVOX SPECIES (VOLVOCACEAE, CHLOROPHYCEAE). Journal of Phycology 47 (3):580-583 |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
