| SAG Strain Number: | 12-5 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Chlamydomonas |
| Species: | gloeophila |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Skuja |
| Variety: | irregularis |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | NY, Ithaca, near Cornell Univ., from egg jelly of salamander Ambystoma |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 42.44718 / -76.474593 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | March 1953 |
| Isolated by: | R.C. Starr |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | R.C. Starr (UTEX) |
| Deposition date: | 1958 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | K Ag |
| Axenic: | no |
| Strain relatives: | UTEX 608 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; dioecious; - strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Kim, Eunsoo et al. (2014) Phylogenetic Analysis of Algal Symbionts Associated with Four North American Amphibian Egg Masses. PLOS One 9 (11):e108915 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KJ711129 Chlamydomonas gloeophila strain SAG-12-5 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1570 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
