| SAG Strain Number: | 26.91 | 
		
		| TAXONOMY | 
		| Genus: | Desmodesmus | 
		| Species: | multiformis | 
		| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae | 
		| Authority: | (Hegewald et Hindák) Hegewald | 
		| Variety: |  | 
		| Formerly called: | Scenedesmus multiformis Hegewald et Hindák | 
		| Authentic: | yes | 
		| Division: | Chlorophyta | 
		| Class: | Chlorophyceae | 
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes | 
		| ORIGIN | 
		| General habitat: | freshwater | 
		| Climatic zone: |  | 
		| Continent: | Asia | 
		| Country: | India | 
		| Locality: | Madras, Elliots Beach | 
		| Lat. / Long.  (Precision): | 52.223137 / 0.03608  (1000m)   View on Google Maps | 
| Year: | 1975 | 
		| Isolated by: | F. Hindák | 
		| Strain number by isolator: | 1975/7 | 
		| Deposition by: | E. Hegewald | 
		| Deposition date: | 02.1991 | 
		| CULTURE INFORMATION | 
		| Culture medium: | ESP Ag | 
		| Axenic: | axenic | 
		| Strain relatives: |  | 
| Agitation resistance: | yes | 
| Special properties: |  | 
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| PUBLICATIONS | 
| Publication: | Hegewald E. (2000) New combinations in the genus Desmodesmus (Chlorophyceae, Scenedesmaceae). Algol. Stud. 96: 1-18 | 
| Publication: | Hegewald, E. et al. (1990) Studies on the genus Scenedesmus Meyen (Chlorophyta, Chlorococcales) from Southern India, with special reference to the cell wall ultrastructure. Nova Hedwigia 99:1-75; 135 | 
		| CRYO | 
		| Cryopreservation: | medium survival | 
| TEACHING | 
		| Recommended for teaching: | no |