| SAG Strain Number: | 18.89 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Microglena |
| Species: | redcarensis |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Nakada et Takahashi |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Chlamydomonas subehrenbergii Butcher |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | brackish |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locality: | Yorkshire, Redcar, brackish |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 54.606353 / -1.065123 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Isolated by: | R. W. Butcher |
| Strain number by isolator: | YKB1.BC 110/2 |
| Deposition by: | CCAP (as CCAP 11/88) |
| Deposition date: | 07.1986 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | 1/2SWES Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 11/88 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Nakada T. et al. (2018) Microglena redcarensis sp. nov. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae), a brackish water chlamydomonad with contractile vacuoles. Phycol. Res. |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | LC214872 Microglena redcarensis genes for 5.8S rRNA, ITS2, 28S rRNA, partial and complete sequence, strain: SAG 18.89. (452 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | LC214871 Microglena redcarensis gene for 18S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: SAG 18.89. (1748 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | no survival; standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
