| SAG Strain Number: | 221-5 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Dictyococcus |
| Species: | varians |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Gerneck emend. Starr |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locality: | Scotland, pond near Glasgow |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 55.878778 / -4.177237 (15000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Isolated by: | R.C. Starr (in winter 1951) |
| Strain number by isolator: | G-1 |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (< R.C. Starr) |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 221/5; UTEX 62 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Reichelt N. et al. (2021) Epigenomic stability assessment during cryopreservation and physiology among various strains of Chromochloris zofingiensis (Chlorophyceae) and their genetic variability revealed by AFLP and MS-AFLP. J. Appl. Phycol. 33:2327-2340 |
| Publication: | Steudel B. et al. (2016) Contrasting biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships in phylogenetic and functional diversity. New Phytologist 212 (2 ): 409-420 |
| Publication: | Steudel B. et al. (2012) Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning change along environmental stress gradients. Ecology Letters 15 (12):1397–1405 |
| Publication: | Suchfort, R. (1969) Vermehrung und Entwicklung verschiedener Chlorococcum-Arten in Durchlüftungskulturen. BSc:46 |
| Publication: | Starr, R.C. (1955) A comparative study of Chroococcum Meneghini and other spherical, zoospore-producing genera of Chlorococcales. Indiana University Publications, Science Series 20:111p. |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | MW075326 Pseudomuriella schumacherensis strain SAG 221-5 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and large subunit ribosomal RNA gene, pa (2920 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KM020082 Dictyococcus varians strain SAG 221-5 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. (2945 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KF673359 Dictyococcus varians strain SAG 221-5 18S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence. (1757 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | medium survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
