SAG 278-1 Ankistrodesmus bibraianus

SAG Strain Number:	278-1
TAXONOMY
Genus:	Ankistrodesmus
Species:	bibraianus
Taxonomic position:	Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae
Authority:	(Reinsch) Korshikov
Variety:
Formerly called:
Authentic:	no
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Common name:	Green Algae - Chlorophytes
ORIGIN
General habitat:	freshwater
Climatic zone:
Continent:	Europe
Country:	United Kingdom
Locality:	Cambridge, garden basin
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):	52.202347 / 0.128345  (9000m)   View on Google Maps
Year:	1940
Isolated by:	E. G. Pringsheim
Strain number by isolator:
Deposition by:	E.G. Pringsheim (SAG)
Deposition date:	1954
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:	ESP Ag
Axenic:	axenic
Strain relatives:	CCAP 278/1; UTEX 324 as Selenastrum bibraianum
Agitation resistance:	yes
Special properties:	NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:	Garcia da T.S. et al. (2016) Selenastraceae (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyceae): rbcL, 18S rDNA and ITS-2 secondary structure enlightens traditional taxonomy, with description of two new genera, Messastrum gen. nov. and Curvastrum gen. nov. Fottea 17 (1):1-19
Publication:	Steudel B. et al. (2016) Contrasting biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships in phylogenetic and functional diversity. New Phytologist 212 (2 ): 409-420
Publication:	Steudel B. et al. (2012) Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning change along environmental stress gradients. Ecology Letters 15 (12):1397–1405
Publication:	Krienitz, L. et al. (2001) TRADITIONAL GENERIC CONCEPTS VERSUS 18S rRNA GENE PHYLOGENY IN THE GREEN ALGAL FAMILY SELENASTRACEAE (CHLOROPHYCEAE, CHLOROPHYTA). J. Phycol. 37 (5):852-865
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:	Y16938  18S rRNA Gene (1791 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:	good survival
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:	no