| SAG Strain Number: | 9.84 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Oogamochlamys |
| Species: | gigantea |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Dill) Proeschold, Marin, Schloesser et Melkonian |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | Chlamydomonas gigantea, authentic strain of Chlamydomonas megalis Bischoff et Bold |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | TX, Llano Co., soil from Enchanted Rock |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 30.720588 / -98.687897 (35000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Isolated by: | H. W. Bischoff and H. C. Bold |
| Strain number by isolator: | WCr-3-7 as Chlamydomonas megalis |
| Deposition by: | UTEX |
| Deposition date: | 02.1983 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | MiEB12 |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | UTEX 1492 |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| 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: | Bischoff, H.W. et al. (1963) Phycological studies IV. Some soil algae from Enchanted Rock and related algae species. Univ. Texas Publ. 6318:95p. |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | AJ410466 partial 18S rRNA gene (1774 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
