| SAG Strain Number: | 211-40c |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Choricystis |
| Species: | parasitica |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | (K. Brandt) Pröschold et Darienko |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Chlorella sorokiniana Shihira et Krauss |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | endosymbiont |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | MA, Manumet Beach, endosymbiont from Spongilla lacustris |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 41.715468 / -70.615511 (2500m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Isolated by: | R.A. Lewin |
| Strain number by isolator: | strain F, "197" |
| Deposition by: | R.A. Lewin |
| Deposition date: | 05.1957 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | +V Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CAUP H 1984 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; thermophylic; secretes glucose; renamed from Chlorella sorokiniana Shihira et Krauss as neotype culture of Choricystis parasitica (K. Brandt) Pröschold et Darienko comb. nov. acc. to Pröschold et al. 2011. SAG 04/2014 |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Pröschold T. et al. (2011) The systematics of Zoochlorella revisited employing an integrative approach. Environm. Microbiol. 13 (2):350–364 |
| Publication: | Fischer, A. et al. (1989) Glucose excretion by the symbiotic Chlorella of Spongilla fluviatilis. Planta 179:251-256 |
| Publication: | Douglas, A. E. et al. (1986) On the characteristics and taxonomic position of symbiotic Chlorella. Archives of Microbiology 145 (1):80-84 |
| Publication: | Reisser W. et al. (1986) Studies on ultrastructure and host range of a Chlorella attacking virus. Protoplasma 135 (2):162-165 |
| Publication: | Reisser, Werner (1984) The taxonomy of green algae endosymbiotic in ciliates and a sponge. 19:309-318 |
| Publication: | Niess, Dörte et al. (1982) Photobehaviour of Paramecium bursaria infected with different symbiotic and aposymbiotic species of Chlorella. Planta 156 (5):475-480 |
| Publication: | Kessler E. (1976) Comparative physiology, biochemistry, and the taxonomy of Chlorella (Chlorophyceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 125 (3):129-138 |
| Publication: | Liersch R. (1976) Über das ätherische Öl von Grünalgen. I. Die Öle der Gattung Chlorella (On the essential oil of green algae. I. The oils of the genus Chlorella). Arch. Microbiol. 107:353-356 |
| Publication: | Kessler E. (1972) Physiologische und biochemische Beiträge zur Taxonomie der Gattung Chlorella VII. Die Thermophilie von Chlorella vulgaris f. tertia Fott et Nováková. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 87 (3):243-248 |
| Publication: | Kessler E. (1967) Physiologische und biochemische Beiträge zur Taxonomie der Gattung Chlorella III. Merkmale von 8 autotrophen Arten. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 55 (4):346-357 |
| Publication: | Lewin, R.A. (1966) Kultivo de zoochlorella apartigita el spongo. Scienca Revuo 17:33-36 |
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| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | FN298929 Choricystis sp. TP-2009 18S rRNA gene (partial), ITS1, 5.8S rRNA gene, ITS2 and 28S rRNA gene (partial), strain SAG 211-40c. (2479 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | medium survival, standard 5% DMSO |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
