| SAG Strain Number: | 463-3 | 
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Leptosira | 
| Species: | terrestris | 
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Trebouxiophyceae | 
| Authority: | (Fritsch et John) Printz | 
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Pleurastrum terrestre Fritsch et John var. indica Mitra | 
| Authentic: | yes | 
| Division: | Chlorophyta | 
| Class: | Trebouxiophyceae | 
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | |
| Country: | |
| Locality: | coll. A. K. MItra | 
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | before 1951 | 
| Isolated by: | E. G. Pringsheim | 
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (SAG) | 
| Deposition date: | 1954 | 
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag | 
| Axenic: | axenic | 
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 463/3; UTEX 334 both as Pleurastrum terrestre | 
| Agitation resistance: | not detected | 
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain | 
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Friedl T. et al. (1997) Species relationships in the lichen alga Trebouxia (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae): Molecular phylogenetic analyses of nuclear encoded large subunit rRNA-gene sequences. Symbiosis 23 (2):125-148 | 
| Publication: | Friedl, T. (1996) Evolution of the polyphyletic genus Pleurastrum (Chlorophyta): inferences from nuclear-encoded ribosomal DNA sequences and motile cell ultrastructure. Phycologia 35 (5):456-469 | 
| Publication: | Friedl, T. et al. (1994) Assessing the relationships of some coccoid green lichen algae and the Microthamniales (Chlorophyta) with 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequence comparisons. J. Phycol. 30 (3):500-506 | 
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | Z95378 26S rRNA gene (1330 bp) | 
| Sequence Accession: | Z28973 18S rRNA gene (1787 bp) | 
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | low survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO | 
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |