| SAG Strain Number: | 253.80 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Aphanothece |
| Species: | hegewaldii |
| Taxonomic position: | Cyanobacteria |
| Authority: | Kovácik |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Chroococcus minutus |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | tropic |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Country: | India |
| Locality: | Moyar Reservoir in Nilgiris Mts. |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 11.563285 / 76.640353 (1500m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1975 |
| Isolated by: | E. Hegewald |
| Strain number by isolator: | Heg 1975-19 |
| Deposition by: | E. Hegewald |
| Deposition date: | 12.1980 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ES Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Kovácik, L. (1988) Cell division in simple coccal cyanophytes. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Algol. Stud. 50-53 80:149-190 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KM019993 Aphanothece hegewaldii SAG 253.80 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1464 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% DMSO, low survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
