| SAG Strain Number: | 85.80 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Chlorotetraedron |
| Species: | bitridens |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Beck-Mannagetta) Komárek et Kovácik |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Teraedron bitridens; Polyedriopsis bitridens |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | MA, soil from Woods Hole |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 41.526909 / -70.669538 (2000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | before 1954 |
| Isolated by: | R. C. Starr |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | |
| Deposition date: | before 1980 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 282/1; supposed to be duplicate to UTEX 120 as Tertaedron bitridens, but is NOTacc. to Buchheim et al. (2005); former SAG 282-1 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Buchheim, M.A. et al. (2005) Phylogeny of the Hydrodictyaceae (Chlorophyceae): Inferences from rDNA Data. J. Phycol. 41 (5):1039-1054 |
| Publication: | Starr, R.C. (1954) Reproduction by zoospores in Tetraedron bitridens. Am. J. Bot. 41:17-20 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | AY663030 Tetraedron bitridens strain SAG 85.50 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1693 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AY779877 Tetraedron bitridens strain SAG 85.80 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (2046 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AY779860 Tetraedron bitridens strain SAG 85.80 internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (274 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
