| SAG Strain Number: | 10-1c |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Pyrobotrys |
| Species: | stellata |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Korshikov) Korshikov |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Chlamydobotrys stellata |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | Florida, Okala/Gainesville sewage pond |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 29.628001 / -82.329633 (200m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Isolated by: | E.G. Pringsheim |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1956 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | MiEg1/2:1/2 and ErbsE |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP10/1C |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Buchheim, M.A. et al. (2013) The blood alga: phylogeny of Haematococcus (Chlorophyceae) inferred from ribosomal RNA gene sequence data. Eur. J. Phycol. 48 (3):318-329 |
| Publication: | Lang I. et al. (2011) Fatty acid profiles and their distribution patterns in microalgae: a comprehensive analysis of more than 2000 strains from the SAG culture collection. BMC Plant Biol 11:124 |
| Publication: | Nakada, T. et al. (2010) Another Origin of Coloniality in Volvocaleans: The Phylogenetic Position of Pyrobotrys Arnoldi (Spondylomoraceae, Volvocales). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 57 (4):379-382 |
| Publication: | Pringsheim E.G. (1969) Zur Kenntnis der eigenartigen Volvocale Chlamydobotrys. Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 82:265-274 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | AB542920 Pyrobotrys stellata gene for 18S rRNA, partial sequence. (1744 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AB542925 Pyrobotrys stellata chloroplast psaB gene for P700 chlorophyll a-apoprotein A2, partial cds. (1410 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AB542928 Pyrobotrys stellata chloroplast rbcL gene for large subunit of ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, partial cds. (1761 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
