SAG 56.72 Chlorococcum turfosum
| SAG Strain Number: | 56.72 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Chlorococcum |
| Species: | turfosum |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Watanabe et Lewis) Nakada, Watanabe et Lewis comb. nov. 2019 |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Chlamydomonas sphagnophila; authentic strain of Parachlorococcum turfosum Watanabe et Lewis gen. et. spec. nov. 2017 but based on chimeric seqeunce of UTEX 293 acc. to Nakada et al. 2019; Chlorococcum elkhartiense Archibald et Bold |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locality: | Scotland, Salen, Island of Mull, from peaty ditch |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 56.417201 / -5.900266 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Isolated by: | R.A. Lewin |
| Strain number by isolator: | DD1-174 |
| Deposition by: | R.C. Starr (UTEX) |
| Deposition date: | 1971 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 11/57 as Chlamydomonas sp.; UTEX 293 (maybe not identical to original material anymore acc. to Nakada et al. 2019) |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | reassigned from non-authentic strain of Chlorococcum elkhartiense Archibald et Bold into authentic strain of Chlorococcum turfosum (Watanabe et Lewis) Nakada, Watanabe et Lewis comb. nov. 2019. SAG 06/2019 |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Nakada T. et al. (2019) Chlorococcum turfosum comb. nov. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and visualization of chimeric sequences . Phycol. Res. |
| Publication: | Watanabe S. et al. (2017) Phylogenetic interpretation of light and electron microscopic features of selected members of the phylogroup Moewusinia (Chlorophyceae), with new generic taxonomy. Phycologia 56 (3):329-353 |
| Publication: | Otto B. et al. (2015) Laccase-like enzyme activities from chlorophycean green algae with potential for bioconversion of phenolic pollutants. FEMS Microbiology Letters 362 (11):fnv072-fnv072 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | LC412911 Chlorococcum turfosum SAG 56.72 gene for 18S rRNA, partial sequence. (1747 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
