SAG 2014 Pyrocystis lunula
| SAG Strain Number: | 2014 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Pyrocystis |
| Species: | lunula |
| Taxonomic position: | Alveolates - Dinophyta |
| Authority: | Thomson in J. Murray |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Alveolates |
| Class: | Dinophyta |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | marine |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Germany |
| Locality: | Helgoland |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 54.188557 / 7.899978 (200m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | June 1961 |
| Isolated by: | G. Drebes |
| Strain number by isolator: | 01.06.61 |
| Deposition by: | K. Wenderoth (CCAM) |
| Deposition date: | 04.2002 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | SWES |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | Marburg Culture Collection |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; bioluminescent dinoflagellate |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Behrmann G. et al. (1997) Movie/Documentation: Bioluminescence and Diurnal Rhythmicity in Dinoflagellates. |
| Publication: | Drebes G. (1972) Movie/ Documentation: Pyrocystis lunula (Dinophyceae) - Asexual Reproduction. |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | yes |
