| SAG Strain Number: | 38.84 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Vischeria |
| Species: | polyphem |
| Taxonomic position: | Heterokontophyta - Eustigmatophyceae |
| Authority: | (Pitschmann) Kryvenda, Rybalka, Wolf & Friedl |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | authentic strain of Eustigmatos polyphem (Pitschmann) Hibberd; Pleurochloris polyphem |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Heterokontophyta |
| Class: | Eustigmatophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Locality: | Mt. Kenya, 3800 m, soil under Lobelia telekii |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | -0.150833 / 37.3075 (30000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1969 |
| Isolated by: | H. Pitschmann as Pleurochloris polyphem (leg. H. Gams 1963) |
| Strain number by isolator: | ASIB 207 |
| Deposition by: | G. Gärtner (ASIB) |
| Deposition date: | 10.1983 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 860/8; ASIB 207 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Kryvenda A. et al. (2023) Testing for terrestrial and freshwater microalgae productivity under elevated CO2 conditions and nutrient limitation. BMC Plant. Biol. 23:27 |
| Publication: | Kryvenda A. et al. (2018) Species distinctions among closely related strains of Eustigmatophyceae (Stramenopiles) emphasizing ITS2 sequence-structure data: Eustigmatos and Vischeria. Eur. J. Phycol. 53 (4):471-491 |
| Publication: | Fawley K. P. et al. (2014) The diversity and phylogeny of the commercially important algal class Eustigmatophyceae, including the new clade Goniochloridales. Journal of Applied Phycology 26 (4):1773-1782 |
| Publication: | Trzcińska, M. et al. (2014) Genetic and morphological characteristics of two ecotypes of Eustigmatos calaminaris sp. nov. (Eustigmatophyceae) inhabiting Zn– and Pb–loaded calamine mine spoils. Fottea 14 (1):1-13 |
| Publication: | Hibberd D.J. (1981) Notes on the taxonomy and nomenclature of the algal classes Eustigmatophyceae and Tribophyceae (synonym Xanthophyceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 82 (2):93-119 |
| Publication: | Pitschmann, H. (1969) Zwei neue Heterokonten (Pleurochloris polyphem und Heterococcus clavatus) aus Böden der alpinen Stufe des Mt.Kenya. Österr. Bot. Z. 116:486-491 |
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| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | KY271703 Eustigmatos polyphem strain SAG 38.84 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast. (1347 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KY271692 Eustigmatos polyphem strain SAG 38.84 clone 7 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (686 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KY271691 Eustigmatos polyphem strain SAG 38.84 clone 6 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (684 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KY271690 Eustigmatos polyphem strain SAG 38.84 clone 4 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (688 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KY271689 Eustigmatos polyphem strain SAG 38.84 clone 3 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (686 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | JX202558 Eustigmatos polyphem strain SAG 38.84 internal transcribed spacer 1, partial sequence; 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (745 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | JX188077 Eustigmatos polyphem strain SAG 38.84 18S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence. (1796 bp) |
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| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | yes |
