SAG 72.72 Oogamochlamys gigantea

SAG Strain Number:	72.72
TAXONOMY
Genus:	Oogamochlamys
Species:	gigantea
Taxonomic position:	Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae
Authority:	(Dill) Proeschold, Marin, Schloesser et Melkonian
Variety:
Formerly called:	Chlamydomonas gigantea, C. pseudogigantea, L. Geitler
Authentic:	no
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Chlorophyceae
Common name:	Green Algae - Chlorophytes
ORIGIN
General habitat:	freshwater
Climatic zone:	temperate
Continent:	Europe
Country:	Austria
Locality:	Vienna, pond in Schweizer Garten, from algal mats
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):	48.18689 / 16.385114  (400m)   View on Google Maps
Year:	1958
Isolated by:	R. A. Lewin (leg. L. Geitler)
Strain number by isolator:	as Chlamydomonas pseudogigantea
Deposition by:	R.C. Starr (UTEX)
Deposition date:	09.1971
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:	ESP Ag
Axenic:	unclear
Strain relatives:	UTEX 943
Agitation resistance:	yes
Special properties:	monoecious
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:	Geitler, L. (1954) Echte Oogamie bei Chlamydomonas. Österr. Bot. Z. 101:570-578
CRYO
Cryopreservation:	no survival
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:	no