| SAG Strain Number: | 122.79 | 
		
		| TAXONOMY | 
		| Genus: | Thalassiosira | 
		| Species: | weissflogii | 
		| Taxonomic position: | Heterokontophyta - Bacillariophyceae | 
		| Authority: | (Grunow) Fryxell et Hasle | 
		| Variety: |  | 
		| Formerly called: | Thalassiosira fluviatilis Hustedt | 
		| Authentic: | no | 
		| Division: | Heterokontophyta | 
		| Class: | Bacillariophyceae | 
| Common name: | Diatoms | 
		| ORIGIN | 
		| General habitat: | brackish | 
		| Climatic zone: | temperate | 
		| Continent: | Europe | 
		| Country: | Germany | 
		| Locality: | River Werra, weir in Allendorf | 
		| Lat. / Long.  (Precision): | 50.760785 / 10.318809  (1000m)   View on Google Maps | 
| Year: | 1979 | 
		| Isolated by: | W. Koch | 
		| Strain number by isolator: |  | 
		| Deposition by: | W. Koch (SAG) | 
		| Deposition date: | 1979 | 
		| CULTURE INFORMATION | 
		| Culture medium: | 1/2SWES Ag | 
		| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination | 
		| Strain relatives: |  | 
| Agitation resistance: | not detected | 
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain | 
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| PUBLICATIONS | 
| Publication: | Epp, L. S. et al. (2011) Molecular profiling of diatom assemblages in tropical lake sediments using taxon-specific PCR and Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (PCR-DHPLC). Mol Ecol Resour 11 (5):842-53 | 
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | 
| Sequence Accession: | JQ003576  Thalassiosira weissflogii ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast.  (1083 bp) | 
| Sequence Accession: | FJ012348  Thalassiosira weissflogii isolate SAG122.79 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (127 bp) | 
		| CRYO | 
		| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% DSMO; no survival | 
| TEACHING | 
		| Recommended for teaching: | no |