| SAG Strain Number: | 280-2b |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Spongiochloris |
| Species: | spongiosa |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Vischer) Starr |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Asterococcus spongiosus Vischer |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Locality: | soil from Unterengadin |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 46.705498 / 10.401936 (8000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1942 |
| Isolated by: | W. Vischer |
| Strain number by isolator: | 318 |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim ( < W. Vischer) |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 3/1; UTEX 1 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Vischer, W. (1945) Über einen pilzähnlichen, autotrophen Mikroorganismus, Chlorochytridion, einige neue Protococcales und die systematische Bedeutung des Chloroplasten. Verhandl. Naturforsch. Ges. Basel 56:41-59 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | OP133550 Spongiochloris spongiosa strain UTEX 1 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1773 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | medium survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
