SAG 202-2 Ankistrodesmus falcatus
| SAG Strain Number: | 202-2 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Ankistrodesmus |
| Species: | falcatus |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Corda) Ralfs |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | A. angustus Chodat et Oettli; A. falcatus var. spirilliformis G.S. West |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Locality: | pond near Neudorf/Basel |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | 1923 |
| Isolated by: | W. Vischer |
| Strain number by isolator: | 9 |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (< W. Vischer) |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 202/2; UTEX 189 as A. angustus |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Garcia da T.S. et al. (2016) Selenastraceae (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyceae): rbcL, 18S rDNA and ITS-2 secondary structure enlightens traditional taxonomy, with description of two new genera, Messastrum gen. nov. and Curvastrum gen. nov. Fottea 17 (1):1-19 |
| Publication: | Krienitz, L. et al. (2001) TRADITIONAL GENERIC CONCEPTS VERSUS 18S rRNA GENE PHYLOGENY IN THE GREEN ALGAL FAMILY SELENASTRACEAE (CHLOROPHYCEAE, CHLOROPHYTA). J. Phycol. 37 (5):852-865 |
| Publication: | Kessler, E. (1980) Physiological and biochemical contributions to the taxonomy of the genera Ankistrodesmus and Scenedesmus. V. Starch Hydrolysis and New Assignment of Strains. Arch. Microbiol. 126 (1):11-14 |
| Publication: | Oettli, M. (1927) Recherches expérimentales sur cinq espèces elémentaires d'Ankistrodesmus. Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève 19:1-91 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | X91263 18S rRNA gene (1791 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
