| SAG Strain Number: | 944-1 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Cricosphaera |
| Species: | carterae |
| Taxonomic position: | Haptophyta - Haptophyceae |
| Authority: | (Braarud et Fagerland) Braarud |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | authentic strain of Pleurochrysis scherffelii Pringsheim |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Haptophyta |
| Class: | Haptophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | brackish |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locality: | near Brancaster, pool with brackish water, together with |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 52.966088 / 0.642736 (1000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | July 1951 |
| Isolated by: | E. G. Pringsheim |
| Strain number by isolator: | as Pleurochrysis scherffelii nov. gen. nov. sp. |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | 1/2SWES Ag |
| Axenic: | axenity unclear, needs to be tested. ML 08/2022 |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Pringsheim, E.G. (1955) Kleine Mitteilungen über Flagellaten und Algen. I. Algenartige Chrysophyceen in Reinkultur. Arch. Mikrobiol. 21:401-410 |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
