| SAG Strain Number: | 45.91 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Oogamochlamys |
| Species: | zimbabwiensis |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Heimke et Starr) Proeschold, Marin, Schloesser et Melkonian |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Chlamydomonas zimbabwiensis |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Locality: | Cape Town, soil from Cape Flats "De Klip"; leg. M. A. Pocock, 1965 |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | December 1965 |
| Isolated by: | U. G. Schlösser (coll. M. A. Pocock) |
| Strain number by isolator: | clone Pleio 15 |
| Deposition by: | M. A. Pocock |
| Deposition date: | 1969 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | +V |
| Axenic: | unclear |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | monecious; oogamous; requires vitamin B12; NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Pröschold et al. (2001) Molecular Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Chlamydomonas (Chlorophyta). I. Emendation of Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg and Chloromonas Gobi, and description of Oogamochlamys gen. nov. and Lobochlamys gen. nov. Protist 152 (4):265-300 |
| Publication: | Pröschold, T. (1997) Gametogenese bei einzelligen Grünalgen. |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | AJ410470 partial 18S rRNA gene (1770 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
