SAG 217-1a Radiococcus polycoccus

SAG Strain Number:	217-1a
TAXONOMY
Genus:	Radiococcus
Species:	polycoccus
Taxonomic position:	Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae
Authority:	(Korshikov) Kostikov et al.
Variety:
Formerly called:	Coelastrum microporum ; Coenochloris polycocca
Authentic:	no
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Common name:	Green Algae - Chlorophytes
ORIGIN
General habitat:	freshwater
Climatic zone:
Continent:	Europe
Country:	United Kingdom
Locality:	Cambridge, garden pond
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):	52.202347 / 0.128345  (9000m)   View on Google Maps
Year:	1940
Isolated by:	E.G. Pringsheim
Strain number by isolator:
Deposition by:	E.G. Pringsheim (SAG)
Deposition date:	1954
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:	ESP Ag
Axenic:	bacterial or other types of contamination
Strain relatives:	CCAP 217/1A; UTEX 280
Agitation resistance:	not detected
Special properties:	NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:	Fučíková K. et al. (2012) Revision of the genus Bracteacoccus Tereg (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) based on a phylogenetic approach. Nova Hedwigia 96 (1-2):15-59
Publication:	Schröder B. (1954) Untersuchungen über den Einfluß verschiedener Neutralsalze auf Wachstum, Zellform und Fadenbildung von Stichococcus bacillaris und einigen anderen Grünalgen. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 20:63-88
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:	JQ259913  Radiococcus polycoccus strain SAG 217-1a ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast.  (1226 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:	good survival
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:	no