| SAG Strain Number: | 2392 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Sorastrum |
| Species: | pediastriforme |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Jena et C. Bock |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | tropic |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Locality: | Crasher Dam near Nyahururu, 2233 m a.s.l. |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | -0.006781 / 36.499829 (50m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | July 2008 |
| Isolated by: | M. Jena (coll. L. Krienitz) |
| Strain number by isolator: | MJ 2008/46 |
| Deposition by: | L. Krienitz |
| Deposition date: | 09.2012 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | 3NBBM+V Ag and ES |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Jena M. et al. (2014) Strain survey on three continents confirms the polyphyly of the genus Pediastrum (Hydrodictyaceae, Chlorophyceae). Fottea 14 (1):63-76 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | HM021312 Sorastrum pediastriforme strain Mj2008/46 18S rRNA gene, partial sequence; ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA gene, and ITS 2, complete sequence; and 28S rRNA gene, partial sequence. (2430 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
