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SAG 2057 Desmodesmus communis

SAG Strain Number:2057
TAXONOMY
Genus:Desmodesmus
Species:communis
Taxonomic position:Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae
Authority:Tsarenko et Hegewald
Variety:polisicus
Formerly called:
Authentic:yes
Division:Chlorophyta
Class:Chlorophyceae
Common name:Green Algae - Chlorophytes
ORIGIN
General habitat:freshwater
Climatic zone:temperate
Continent:Europe
Country:Ukraine
Locality:Lake Turske
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):51.651206 / 24.319081  (5000m)   View on Google Maps
Year:1998
Isolated by:E. Hegewald
Strain number by isolator:Heg 1998-32
Deposition by:E. Hegewald
Deposition date:2003
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:ESP Ag
Axenic:axenic
Strain relatives:
Agitation resistance:not detected
Special properties:
 
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:Sciuto K. et al. (2015) Chodatodesmus australis sp. nov. (Scenedesmaceae, Chlorophyta) from Antarctica, with the emended description of the genus Chodatodesmus, and circumscription of Flechtneria rotunda gen. et sp. nov. Journal of Phycology 51 (6):1172-1188
Publication:Tsarenko P. et al. (2005) Scenedesmus-like algae of Ukraine. 1. Diversity and rare taxa from water bodies in Volyn Polissia. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Algol. Stud.118 160:1-45
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:HG514364  Desmodesmus communis chloroplast partial rbcL gene for ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit, strain SAG 2057.  (690 bp)
Sequence Accession:HG514391  Desmodesmus communis partial tufA gene for elongation factor tu, strain SAG 2057.  (898 bp)
Sequence Accession:AY461369  5.8S rRNA gene, partial sequence; ITS2, complete sequence; and 26S rRNA gene, partial sequence. (361 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:standard 5% MetOH; good survival; 21d regrowth
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:yes