| SAG Strain Number: | 4.91 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Aphanochaete |
| Species: | elegans |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Tupa |
| Variety: | minor |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | epiphyte |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | TX, San Marcos River, epiphyte on Sagittaria, as var. minor Tupa |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 29.885788 / -97.935698 (2000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | before 1991 |
| Isolated by: | D. D. Tupa |
| Strain number by isolator: | DDT-15 |
| Deposition by: | UTEX |
| Deposition date: | 10.1990 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | MiEB12 Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | UTEX 2124 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Caisová L. et al. (2011) Polyphyly of Chaetophora and Stigeoclonium within the Chaetophorales (Chlorophyceae), revealed by sequence comparisons of nuclear-encoded SSU rRNA genes. J. Phycol. 47 (1):164-177 |
| Publication: | Tupa, D.D. (1974) An investigation of certain chaetophoralean algae. Nova Hedwigia 46:1-155 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | FN824398 Aphanochaete elegans partial 18S rRNA gene, culture collection SAG:4.91. (1775 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% MetOH; low survival; 42d regrowth |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
