SAG Strain Number: | 26.97 |
TAXONOMY | |
Genus: | Chlorarachnion |
Species: | reptans |
Taxonomic position: | Chlorarachniophyta - Chlorarachniophyceae |
Authority: | Geitler |
Variety: | |
Formerly called: | |
Authentic: | no |
Division: | Chlorarachniophyta |
Class: | Chlorarachniophyceae |
ORIGIN | |
General habitat: | marine |
Climatic zone: | |
Continent: | Africa |
Country: | Tunisia |
Locality: | Gulf of Hammamet, littoral zone, rocky part of sandy beach between Sousse and Hergla, on sand grains |
Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 35.9207151 / 10.5764455 (15000m) View on Google Maps |
Year: | 1989 |
Isolated by: | K.G. Grell (by "grain of sand method", see Grell 1985, 1989a, 1989b) |
Strain number by isolator: | |
Deposition by: | U.G. Maier |
Deposition date: | 07.1997 |
CULTURE INFORMATION | |
Culture medium: | SWES + SAG 48.91 for feed |
Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
Strain relatives: | |
Agitation resistance: | not detected |
Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; culture includes several algae as prey for Chlorarachnion reptans cells |
PUBLICATIONS | |
Publication: | Serive B. et al. (2017) Community analysis of pigment patterns from 37 microalgae strains reveals new carotenoids and porphyrins characteristic of distinct strains and taxonomic. PLOS One 12 (2):e0171872 |
Publication: | Grell (1990) Some light microscope observations on Chlorarachnion reptans Geitler. Arch. Protistenk. 138:271-290 |
CRYO | |
Cryopreservation: | not detected |
TEACHING | |
Recommended for teaching: | yes |