| SAG Strain Number: | 31-1 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Chlamydocapsa |
| Species: | maxima |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Mainx) Ettl et Gärtner |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Locality: | Bohemia, pond at Wobern (Obora) near Hirschberg (Doksy) |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 50.545034 / 14.670738 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1925 |
| Isolated by: | F. Mainx |
| Strain number by isolator: | as Gloeocystis maxima |
| Deposition by: | |
| Deposition date: | |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | K Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial and/or fungal contaminations |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 31/1; UTEX 166 as Gloeococcus maximus |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Müller, J. et al. (2007) Assessing genetic stability of a range of terrestrial microalgae after cryopreservation using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). Am. J. Bot. 94 (5):799-808 |
| Publication: | Mainx, F. (1928) Einige neue Chlorophyceen (Tetrasporales und Protococcales). Arch. Protistenk. 64:93-95 |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | no survival; standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
