SAG 20.81 Desmodesmus lunatus
| SAG Strain Number: | 20.81 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Desmodesmus |
| Species: | lunatus |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (W. et G.S. West) Hegewald |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Scenedesmus lunatus (W. et G. West) Chodat |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | Peru |
| Locality: | Dpto. Loreto, fish-pond near Lago Quistococha at Iquitos |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | -3.824208 / -73.32225 (6000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1973 |
| Isolated by: | E. Hegewald |
| Strain number by isolator: | Heg 1973-238 |
| Deposition by: | E. Hegewald |
| Deposition date: | 12.1980 |
| 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: | Vanormelingen, P. et al. (2007) THE SYSTEMATICS OF A SMALL SPINELESS DESMODESMUS SPECIES, D. COSTATO-GRANULATUS (SPHAEROPLEALES, CHLOROPHYCEAE), BASED ON ITS2 rDNA SEQUENCE ANALYSES AND CELL WALL MORPHOLOGY. J. Phycol. 43:378-396 |
| Publication: | Hegewald E. (2000) New combinations in the genus Desmodesmus (Chlorophyceae, Scenedesmaceae). Algol. Stud. 96: 1-18 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | AM228923 5.8S rRNA gene (partial), 28S rRNA gene (partial) and ITS2 (253 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
