| SAG Strain Number: | 16.87 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Chlamydopodium |
| Species: | starrii |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Fott) Ettl et Gärtner |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Characium saccatum Filarsky; Characium starrii Fott |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Locality: | Cape Town, dry soil from Cape Flats |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | -34.017949 / 18.607206 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Isolated by: | R. C. Starr |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | |
| Deposition date: | between 1951 and 1987 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | MiEB12 |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 209/1A; UTEX 111 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Kawasaki, Y. et al. (2015) Taxonomic revision of oil-producing green algae, Chlorococcum oleofaciens (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae), and its relatives. J Phycol 51 (5):1000-16 |
| Publication: | Ettl, H. et al. (1987) Taxonomic and nomenclatural changes and descriptions of new taxa of the Tetrasporales, Chlorococcales and Gloeodendrales (Chlorophyta, Chlamydophyceae and Chlorophyceae. Nova Hedwigia 44:509-517 |
| Publication: | Starr R.C. (1953) On the morphology and reproduction of Characium saccatum Filarsky. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 80:308-313 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | AB983644 Chlamydopodium starrii genes for 18S rRNA, ITS1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS2, 26S rRNA, partial and complete sequence, strain: SAG 16.87. (721 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AB983625 Chlamydopodium starrii gene for 18S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: SAG 16.87. (1744 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | medium survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
