| SAG Strain Number: | 2481 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Protostichococcus |
| Species: | edaphicus |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | Pröschold et Darienko gen. et spec. nov. |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Stichococcus spec. |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Germany |
| Locality: | Swabian Alb, beech forest, soil |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 48.382597 / 9.382383 (10m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Isolated by: | L. Hodac |
| Strain number by isolator: | LH08AW8002 as Stichococcus spec. |
| Deposition by: | L. Hodac (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 10.2014 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | 3NBBM+V Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; strain SAG 2481 Stichococcus spec. designated as type strain of Protostichococcus edaphicus gen. et sp. nov. by Pröschold et Darienko (2020) SAG 05/2022 |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Van A.T. et al. (2021) A chemosystematic investigation of selected Stichococcus-like organisms (Trebouxiophyta). Algae 36 (2) |
| Publication: | Van A.T. et al. (2021) The Ecophysiological Performance and Traits of Genera within the Stichococcus-like Clade (Trebouxiophyceae) under Matric and Osmotic Stress. Microorganisms 9 (9):1816 |
| Publication: | Proeschold T. et al. (2020) The green puzzle Stichococcus (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta): New generic and species concept among this widely distributed genus. Phytotaxa 441 (2):113-142 |
| Publication: | Hodac, L. et al. (2016) Widespread green algae Chlorella and Stichococcus exhibit polar-temperate and tropical-temperate biogeography. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 92 (8) |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | KP081394 Stichococcus sp. SAG 2481 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1730 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | sucessfully cryopreserved at SAG 2019 |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |