| SAG Strain Number: | 39.96 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Macrochloris |
| Species: | multinucleata |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Reisigl) Ettl et Gärtner |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil, desert |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Country: | Israel |
| Locality: | Negev Desert, from biological soil crust on sand dunes in Nizzana dune district |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 30.713504 / 34.877243 (40000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | September 1994 |
| Isolated by: | T. Proeschold, leg. B. Buedel as Chlorococcum spec. |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | T. Proeschold |
| Deposition date: | 10.1996 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | 3NBBM+V Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Lange, O.L. et al. (1992) Taxonomic composition and photosynthetic characteristics of the "biological soil crusts" covering sand dunes in the western Negev Desert. Functional Ecology 6 (5):519-527 |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% MetOH; good survival; 21d regrowth |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
