SAG 17.99 Phacotus sphaericus

SAG Strain Number:	17.99
TAXONOMY
Genus:	Phacotus
Species:	sphaericus
Taxonomic position:	Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae
Authority:	(Wislouch) Giering et al.
Variety:
Formerly called:
Authentic:	no
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Common name:	Green Algae - Chlorophytes
ORIGIN
General habitat:	freshwater
Climatic zone:	temperate
Continent:	Europe
Country:	Germany
Locality:	Brandenburg, plankton from Dagowsee
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):	53.152304 / 13.052309  (700m)   View on Google Maps
Year:	1998
Isolated by:	I. Schlegel
Strain number by isolator:	98/7
Deposition by:	I. Schlegel
Deposition date:	06.1999
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:	MiEB12 Ag
Axenic:	bacterial or other types of contamination
Strain relatives:
Agitation resistance:	yes
Special properties:	NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:	Munakata, H. et al. (2016) Phylogenetic Position and Molecular Chronology of a Colonial Green Flagellate, Stephanosphaera pluvialis (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae), among Unicellular Algae. J Eukaryot Microbiol 63 (3):340-8
Publication:	Giering et al. (1990) LM and SEM-Beobachtungen an Phacotus sphaericus (Wislouch) Giering nov. stat. (Chlamydophyceae, Phacotaceae). Arch. Protistenk. 138:323-332
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:	AY009898  Phacotus sphaericus strain 98/7 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.  (1747 bp)
Sequence Accession:	AY009903  Phacotus sphaericus strain 98/7 internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence.  (215 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:	not detected
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:	no