| SAG Strain Number: | 280-1 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Valeriella |
| Species: | excentrica |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Starr) Darienko et Pröschold 2022 |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | authentic strain of Spongiochloris excentrica Starr |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | TN, from soil near Rock Island, Caney Fork river |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 35.801734 / -85.613809 (2000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | before 1951 |
| Isolated by: | H.C. Bold |
| Strain number by isolator: | F31-1 |
| Deposition by: | R. Starr (UTEX) |
| Deposition date: | |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 280/1; UTEX 108 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; authentic strain of Spongiochloris excentrica Starr reassigned to type strain of Valeriella excentrica (Starr) Darienko et Pröschold 2022. SAG 03/2026 |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Darienko T. et al. (2022) Valeriella, a new genus of terrestrial coccoid green algae previously assigned to Spongiochloris R.C.Starr (Chlorophyceae, Chlorococcaceae). Notulae Algarum 251:1-7 |
| Publication: | Suchfort, R. (1969) Vermehrung und Entwicklung verschiedener Chlorococcum-Arten in Durchlüftungskulturen. BSc:46 |
| Publication: | Starr, R.C. (1955) A comparative study of Chroococcum Meneghini and other spherical, zoospore-producing genera of Chlorococcales. Indiana University Publications, Science Series 20:111p. |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | OP133555 Valeriella excentrica strain UTEX 108 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (2196 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KM020086 Spongiochloris excentrica strain SAG 280-1 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (2184 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
