SAG 22.98 Oogamochlamys gigantea
| SAG Strain Number: | 22.98 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Oogamochlamys |
| Species: | gigantea |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Pocock) Proeschold, Marin, Schloesser et Melkonian |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Chlamydomonas gigantea, authentic strain of Chlamydomonas capensis Pocock |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Locality: | soil; leg. M.A. Pocock |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | 1968 |
| Isolated by: | R. C. Starr (col. M.A. Pocock) |
| Strain number by isolator: | as Chlamydomonas capensis Pocock |
| Deposition by: | UTEX |
| Deposition date: | 1998 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | MiEB12 |
| Axenic: | no, bacterial and other contaminations |
| Strain relatives: | UTEX 1753 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; recommended for demonstration of oogamy |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Pröschold et al. (2001) Molecular Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Chlamydomonas (Chlorophyta). I. Emendation of Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg and Chloromonas Gobi, and description of Oogamochlamys gen. nov. and Lobochlamys gen. nov. Protist 152 (4):265-300 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | AJ410467 partial 18S rRNA gene (1773 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
