| SAG Strain Number: | 2213 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Jaagichlorella |
| Species: | africana |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | (Chodat) Darienko et Pröschold |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Heterochlorella luteoviridis (Chodat) Neustupa, Nemcova, Eliás et Skaloud; Chlorella luteo-viridis Chodat |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | epilithic (surface of rocks and buildings etc.) |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Country: | Namibia |
| Locality: | on surface of concrete wall |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | April 2006 |
| Isolated by: | O. Mudimu (coll. T. Friedl) |
| Strain number by isolator: | Namibia 1 |
| Deposition by: | O. Mudimu |
| Deposition date: | 15.05.2007 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ES Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | non-authentic strain of Heterochlorella luteoviridis (Chodat) Neustupa, Nemcova, Eliás et Skaloud reassigned to authentic strain of Jaagichlorella africana Darienko et Pröschold sp. nov.. ML 03/2021 |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Darienko T. et al. (2019) The genus Jaagichlorella Reisigl (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) and its close relatives: an evolutionary puzzle. Phytotaxa 388 (1):2 |
| Publication: | Gustavs et al. (2011) POLYOL PATTERNS IN BIOFILM-FORMING AEROTERRESTRIAL GREEN ALGAE (TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE, CHLOROPHYTA). J. Phycol. 47:533-537 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | MH780938 Jaagichlorella africana strain SAG 2213 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1 and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (2421 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KM116462 Heterochlorella luteoviridis strain SAG 2213 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. (2745 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% MetOH; good survival; 21d regrowth |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
