| SAG Strain Number: | 15.98 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Desmodesmus |
| Species: | schnepfii |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Hegewald et An) Hegewald |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Scenedesmus schnepfii Hegewald et An |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Italy |
| Locality: | Lago Pusiano |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 45.79793 / 9.281116 (2000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1975 |
| Isolated by: | E. Hegewald |
| Strain number by isolator: | Heg 1975-237 |
| Deposition by: | E. Hegewald |
| Deposition date: | 04.1998 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Müller, J. et al. (2007) Assessing genetic stability of a range of terrestrial microalgae after cryopreservation using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). Am. J. Bot. 94 (5):799-808 |
| Publication: | Hegewald E. (2000) New combinations in the genus Desmodesmus (Chlorophyceae, Scenedesmaceae). Algol. Stud. 96: 1-18 |
| Publication: | Hegewald et al. (1998) Scenedesmus schnepfii (Chlorophyta, Chlorococcales), a new species and its unicellular strain. Biologia, Bratislava 53:409-424 |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
