| SAG Strain Number: | 2078 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Coelastrum |
| Species: | morus |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | W. et G.S. West |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Country: | Namibia |
| Locality: | Windhoek, pond in the city |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | -22.577488 / 17.059747 (7000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Isolated by: | E. Hegewald |
| Strain number by isolator: | Heg 1999-5 |
| Deposition by: | E. Hegewald |
| Deposition date: | 09.2005 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ES Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Hegewald, E. et al. (2010) ITS2 sequence-structure phylogeny in the Scenedesmaceae with special reference to Coelastrum (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae), including the new genera Comasiella and Pectinodesmus. Phycologia 49 (4):325-335 |
| Publication: | Müller, J. et al. (2007) Assessing genetic stability of a range of terrestrial microalgae after cryopreservation using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). Am. J. Bot. 94 (5):799-808 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | GQ375097 Coelastrum morum strain SAG 2078 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 sequence. (2550 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
