| SAG Strain Number: | 218-3 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Crucigenia |
| Species: | tetrapedia |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Kirchner) 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: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | MA, Iron Pond at Woods Hole |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 45.459514 / -70.376576 (700m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1952 |
| Isolated by: | R.C. Starr |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (< R.C. Starr) |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 218/3; UTEX 63 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Alexandrou, M.A. et al. (2015) Evolutionary relatedness does not predict competition and co-occurrence in natural or experimental communities of green algae. Proc. Royal Soc. B 282 (1799) |
| Publication: | Stockenreiter, M. et al. (2013) Functional group richness: implications of biodiversity for light use and lipid yield in microalgae. J. Phycol. 49 (5):838-847 |
| Publication: | Stockenreiter M. et al. (2012) The effect of species diversity on lipid production by micro-algal communities. J. Appl. Phycol. 24:45-54 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequencing Project: | SAMN02639752 Transcriptome Sequences for Crucigenia tetrapedia |
| Sequence Accession: | MW191599 Willea apiculata strain SAG_218-3 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast. (1127 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | MW186772 Willea apiculata strain SAG 218-3 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1677 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |