| SAG Strain Number: | 50.91 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Chlamydomonas |
| Species: | spreta |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Butcher |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | marine |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locality: | Scotland, Isle of Cumbrae, Skate Point, supralittoral rockpool, marine |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 55.768028 / -4.919744 (3500m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1953 |
| Isolated by: | M. R. Droop |
| Strain number by isolator: | SMBA 67 |
| Deposition by: | CCAP |
| Deposition date: | 09.1991 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | 1/2SWES |
| Axenic: | unclear |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 11/124; SMBA 67 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | dioecious; requires vitamin B12; vitamin B1 stimulates; compatible with 11.93; NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Butcher, R.W. (1959) An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part I. Introduction and Chlorophyceae. Fishery Investigations 4:74p. |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
