| SAG Strain Number: | 2073 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Dictyochloropsis |
| Species: | asterochloroides |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | Skaloud, Friedl, A.Beck et Dal Grande sp. nov. |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Dictyochloropsis spec.; Aerosphaera spec. |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | epilithic (surface of rocks and buildings etc.) |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Country: | Japan |
| Locality: | Obayashi, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima-Pref., on concrete wall |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 34.549726 / 132.538841 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | August 1993 |
| Isolated by: | S. Handa |
| Strain number by isolator: | Handa-638a |
| Deposition by: | T. Friedl (SAG) < S. Handa |
| Deposition date: | 05.2004 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | MiEB12 Ag |
| Axenic: | unclear, contamination may be present |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | assigned to Dictyochloropsis asterochloroides spec. nov. Skaloud, Friedl, A.Beck et Dal Grande sp. nov. acc. to Skaloud et al. 2016. SAG 08/2016 |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Skaloud, P. et al. (2016) Taxonomic revision and species delimitation of coccoid green algae currently assigned to the genus Dictyochloropsis (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). J Phycol 52 (4):599-617 |
| Publication: | Dal Grande F. et al. (2015) Genomic DNA Extraction and Genotyping of Dictyochloropsis Green Algae Strains. Bio-protocol 5 (15):e1545 |
| Publication: | Dal Grande F. et al. (2014) Molecular phylogeny and symbiotic selectivity of the green algal genus Dictyochloropsis s.l. (Trebouxiophyceae): a polyphyletic and widespread group forming photobiont-mediated guilds in the lichen family Lobariaceae. New Phytologist 202 (2):455-470 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | GU017648 Dictyochloropsis asterochloroides strain 2073 from Japan 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial seque (2419 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KC333459 Dictyochloropsis asterochloroides strain SAG 2073 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (940 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KC333605 Dictyochloropsis asterochloroides strain SAG 2073 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast. (694 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | medium survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
