| 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 |