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SAG 1410-4 Calothrix anomala

SAG Strain Number:1410-4
TAXONOMY
Genus:Calothrix
Species:anomala
Taxonomic position:Cyanobacteria
Authority:Mitra
Variety:
Formerly called:
Authentic:yes
Division:Cyanobacteria
Class:Cyanophyceae
Common name:Bluegreen Algae - Cyanobacteria
ORIGIN
General habitat:soil
Climatic zone:
Continent:Asia
Country:India
Locality:soil
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):
Year:before 1951
Isolated by:A. K. Mitra
Strain number by isolator:No. 5
Deposition by:E.G. Pringsheim (SAG)
Deposition date:before 1951
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:Z
Axenic:bacterial or other types of contamination
Strain relatives:UTEX 1319; CCAP 1410/4 as Scytonema sp. (dec.). Note: images currently available from UTEX and CCAP are not similar. SAG 11/2021
Agitation resistance:yes
Special properties:NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain;
 
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:Saraf A. et al. (2019) Phylogenetic complexities of the members of Rivulariaceae with the re-creation of the family Calotrichaceae and description of Dulcicalothrix necridiiformans gen nov., sp nov., and reclassification of Calothrix desertica. FEMS Microbiol. Letters 366 (17):fnz219
Publication:Pandey, D.C. (1965) A study on the algae from paddy field soils of Ballia and Ghazipur districts of Uttar Pradesh, India II. (A): Taxonomic considerations - Cyanophyceae. Nova Hedwigia 10:177-209
Publication:Mitra, A.K. (1951) The algal flora of certain Indian soils. Ind. J. Agric. Sci. 21:357-373
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:KM019945  Calothrix anomala SAG 1410-4 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1461 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:medium survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO regrowth on Agar
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:no