| SAG Strain Number: | 2456 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Mychonastes |
| Species: | afer |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Hindák) Krienitz, C.Bock, Dadheech et Pröschold |
| 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: | Lake Victoria, Dunga Beach |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | -0.14368 / 34.731896 (200m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | August 2006 |
| Isolated by: | L. Krienitz |
| Strain number by isolator: | KR 2006/406 |
| Deposition by: | L. Krienitz |
| Deposition date: | 07.2013 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | 3NBBM+V Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 211/406 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | L. Krienitz et al. (2011) Taxonomic reassessment of the genus Mychonastes (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) including the description of eight new species. Phycologia 50 (1):89–106 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | GQ477049 Mychonastes afer strain CCAP 211/406; 18S rRNA gene, partial sequence; ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA gene, and ITS 2, complete sequence; and 28S rRNA gene, partial sequence. (2713 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
