UTEX LB 2824
Chlamydomonas nivalis



Algae Details

UTEX Number: 2824
Class: Chlorophyceae
Strain: Chlamydomonas nivalis
Medium: Bold 1NV Medium (1NV)
Origin: Saddlebag Lake, California, USA
Description of Location: red spores on rocks below snowfield
GPS:
Type Culture: No
Collection:
Isolation: W. Thomas (Summer 1993)
Isolator Number:
Deposition: (8/03)
Relatives: CCAP 11/128; UTCC 528
Also Known As: Chloromonas typhlos
Notes: Based on a pairwise BLAST search using the ITS2 region, this strain shows greatest similarity to Chloromonas typhlos (https://academic.oup.com/femsec/article/95/6/fiz064/5487888)

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