| SAG Strain Number: | 11.81 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Kirchneriella |
| Species: | contorta |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Schmidle) Bohlin |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Germany |
| Locality: | River Havel in Berlin |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 52.543581 / 13.216553 (10000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1975 |
| Isolated by: | E. Hegewald |
| Strain number by isolator: | Heg 1975-265 |
| Deposition by: | E. Hegewald |
| Deposition date: | 12.1980 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Hodač L. et al. (2025) Exploiting algal strains for robust cross-domain phytoplankton classification via deep learning. Limnol. Oceanogr. Methods |
| Publication: | Steudel B. et al. (2016) Contrasting biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships in phylogenetic and functional diversity. New Phytologist 212 (2 ): 409-420 |
| Publication: | Palm H.W. et al. (2015) Entwicklung eines Zooplankton-Reaktors zur Unterstützung der Fischlarvenaufzucht relevanter Zielfischarten in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV). Endbericht zu einem Forschungsprojekt mit Mitteln aus dem EFF (Europäischen Fischereifonds). |
| Publication: | Steudel B. et al. (2012) Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning change along environmental stress gradients. Ecology Letters 15 (12):1397–1405 |
| 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 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | KF673377 Raphidocelis contorta strain SAG 11.81 18S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence. (2094 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | good survival |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |