SAG 1224-30 Euglena sanguinea
| SAG Strain Number: | 1224-30 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Euglena |
| Species: | sanguinea |
| Taxonomic position: | Euglenophyta - Euglenophyceae |
| Authority: | Ehrenberg |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | authentic strain of Euglena magnifica Pringsheim |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Euglenophyta |
| Class: | Euglenophyceae |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locality: | pool near Debden |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 51.977268 / 0.266454 (300m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1945 |
| Isolated by: | E.G. Pringsheim |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ErbsMS |
| Axenic: | bacterial and fungal contaminations |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 1224/30 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; strain is able to produce Euglenophycin. Zimba et al. 2017; restricted provision under specific rules. SAG 05/2025; cultures miss typical red pigmentation (SAG 2016); reassigned from authentic strain of Euglena magnifica Pringsheim into epitype culture of E. sanguinea Ehrenberg acc. to Karnkowska-Ishikawa et al. (2013). SAG 02/2016 |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Zimba, P.V. et al. (2017) Euglenophycin is produced in at least six species of euglenoid algae and six of seven strains of Euglena sanguinea. Harmful Algae 63:79-84 |
| Publication: | Kim,J.I. et al. (2015) Taxon-rich multigene phylogeny of photosynthetic euglenoids (Euglenophyceae). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 3 |
| Publication: | Karnkowska-Ishikawa A. et al. (2013) A redescription of morphologically similar species from the genus Euglena: E. laciniata, E. sanguinea, E. sociabilis, and E. splendens. J. Phycol. 49 (3):616-626 |
| Publication: | Pringsheim, E.G. (1956) Contributions towards a monograph of the genus Euglena. Nova Acta Leopoldina N.F. 18:1-168 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | JQ281806 Euglena sanguinea strain SAG 1224-30 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (6264 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | JQ281802 Euglena sanguinea strain SAG 1224-30 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1372 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | EF525309 Euglena magnifica strain SAG 1224-30 large subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; plastid. (1738 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
