| SAG Strain Number: | 2550 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Watanabea |
| Species: | borysthenica |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | Darienko et Proeschold |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | terrestrial |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Locality: | Trakhtemyriv Nature Reserve, epilithic on surface of sandstone |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | October 2010 |
| Isolated by: | T. Darienko (in 2010) |
| Strain number by isolator: | TRV-45 |
| Deposition by: | T. Darienko |
| Deposition date: | 12.04.2016 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | 3NBBM+V Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial and fungal contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Darienko T. et al. (2019) Reevaluation and discovery of new species of the rare genus Watanabea and establishment of Massjukichlorella gen. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) using an integrative approach. J. Phycol. 55 (2):493-499 |
| Publication: | Darienko T. et al. (2018) Watanabea borysthenica sp. nov., including ‘Watanabea pyrenoidosa’ nom. inval. (Trebouxiaceae, Trebouxiophyceae). Notulae Algarum www.notulaealgarum.com 73 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | MH499911 Watanabea sp. SAG 2550 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1 and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (2484 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
