| SAG Strain Number: | 10.98 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Micrasterias |
| Species: | crux-melitensis |
| Taxonomic position: | Streptophyta - Zygnematophyceae |
| Authority: | (Ehrenberg) Ralfs |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Streptophyta |
| Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Locality: | Småland, bog pool at Aneboda/ Straken |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 57.116067 / 14.555933 (1200m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | August 1997 |
| Isolated by: | B. Olberg (leg. R. Bengtsson, IVL Aneboda) |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | B. Olberg & U.G. Schlösser (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1998 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | WC |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; will be shipped in liquid culture > easy use for microscopy courses. |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Lang I. et al. (2011) Fatty acid profiles and their distribution patterns in microalgae: a comprehensive analysis of more than 2000 strains from the SAG culture collection. BMC Plant Biol 11:124 |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | yes |
