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SAG 202-3 Ankistrodesmus falcatus

SAG Strain Number:202-3
TAXONOMY
Genus:Ankistrodesmus
Species:falcatus
Taxonomic position:Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae
Authority:(Corda) Ralfs
Variety:
Formerly called: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:Sweden
Locality:
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):
Year:before 1952
Isolated by:W. Rodhe
Strain number by isolator:1631a
Deposition by:E.G. Pringsheim
Deposition date:1954
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:ESP Ag
Axenic:axenic
Strain relatives:CCAP 202/3A; UTEX 188 as A. angustus
Agitation resistance:yes
Special properties:NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain
 
PUBLICATIONS
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:Hellmann V. et al. (1974) Physiologische und biochemische Beiträge zur Taxonomie der Gattungen Ankistrodesmus und Scenedesmus. 100:239-242
Publication:Hwang, S.-W. et al. (1965) SURVIVAL OF ALGAL CULTURES AFTER FREEZING BY CONTROLLED AND UNCONTROLLED COOLING. Cryobiology 1 (5):305–311
CRYO
Cryopreservation:good survival
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:no