| SAG Strain Number: | 379-4 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Pseudostichococcus |
| Species: | monallantoides |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae |
| Authority: | L. Moewus |
| Variety: | exiguus |
| Formerly called: | non-authentic strain of Stichococcus fragilis |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | Massachusetts, aquarium |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 41.599527 / -70.581093 (8000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Isolated by: | R. A. Lewin |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
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| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; non-authentic strain SAG 379-4 Stichococcus fragilis reassigned to authentic strain of Pseudostichococcus monallantoides var. exiguus (Gerneck) Pröschold et Darienko comb. nov. (2020). SAG 05/2022 |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Hodac, L. et al. (2016) Widespread green algae Chlorella and Stichococcus exhibit polar-temperate and tropical-temperate biogeography. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 92 (8) |
| Publication: | Oppermann, B. et al. (1997) M13 DNA fingerprinting in unicellular and filamentous green algae. Eur J Phycol 32 (2):103-110 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KX094843 Stichococcus fragilis strain SAG 379-4 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (285 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | n.d. due to fungal contamination |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
