| SAG Strain Number: | 217-3 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Coelastrum |
| Species: | proboscideum |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Bohlin |
| Variety: | gracile |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Locality: | Neudorf, small pond |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 51.606211 / 11.119831 (500m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1924 |
| Isolated by: | W. Vischer |
| Strain number by isolator: | 15 |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim ( < W. Vischer 1936) |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 217/3; UTEX 184; ATCC 30410 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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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: | Del Campo, J.A. et al. (2000) Carotenoid content of chlorophycean microalgae: factors determining lutein accumulation in Muriellopsis sp. (Chlorophyta). Journal of Biotechnology 76:51-59 |
| 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 |
| Publication: | Vischer, W. (1927) Zur Biologie von Coelastrum proboscideum und einigen anderen Grünalgen. Verhandl. Naturforsch. Ges. Basel 38:386-415 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | GQ375099 Coelastrum proboscideum var. gracile strain SAG 217-3 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 (2879 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
