| SAG Strain Number: | 2440 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Pseudopediastrum |
| Species: | alternans |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Nygaard) 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: | Namibia |
| Locality: | River Cuando near Kongola |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | -17.790372 / 23.344131 (200m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | November 2008 |
| Isolated by: | M. Jena (coll. L. Krienitz) |
| Strain number by isolator: | MJ 2008/83 |
| Deposition by: | L. Krienitz |
| Deposition date: | 06.2013 |
| 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: | Lenarczyk J. et al. (2018) Evolutionary relationships between the varieties of green algae Pediastrum boryanum and P. duplex s.l. (Chlorophyceae, Hydrodictyaceae). Fottea 18 (2):170-188 |
| 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: | KU961536 Pseudopediastrum alternans strain SAG2440 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (318 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KU961533 Pseudopediastrum alternans strain SAG2440 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast. (933 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KU961532 Pseudopediastrum alternans strain SAG2440 28S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1934 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | HM021311 Pseudopediastrum alternans strain Mj2008/83 18S rRNA gene, partial sequence; ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA gene, and ITS 2, complete sequence; and 28S rRNA gene, partial sequence. (2424 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
