| SAG Strain Number: | 105.79 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Compsopogon |
| Species: | caeruleus |
| Taxonomic position: | Rhodophyta - Rhodophyceae |
| Authority: | (Balbis in C.A. Agardh) Montagne |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Compsopogon coeruleus (Balbis in C.A. Agardh) Montagne |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Rhodophyceae |
| Common name: | Red Algae - Rhodophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | TX, Comel River im Landa Park, New Braunfels |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 29.708183 / -98.132558 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | before 1978 |
| Isolated by: | F.D. Ott |
| Strain number by isolator: | O 314 |
| Deposition by: | F.D. Ott |
| Deposition date: | 1978 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | MiEB12+SWES (10:1) |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; medium 7 + medium 5 = 5 : 1 |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Dautermann O. et al. (2017) A functional zeaxanthin epoxidase from red algae shedding light on the evolution of lightâharvesting carotenoids and the xanthophyll cycle in photosynthetic eukaryotes. Plant J. 92 (5):879-891 |
| 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 |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
