| SAG Strain Number: | 13.94 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Sorastrum |
| Species: | americanum |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (Bohlin) Schmidle |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | America |
| Country: | USA |
| Locality: | MN, Hubbard Co., Lake Itasca State Park, North Deming Pond |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | August 1985 |
| Isolated by: | D. B. Czarnecki |
| Strain number by isolator: | CH 45, deposited at SAG as Sorastrum americanum (Bohlin) Schmidle |
| Deposition by: | D. B. Czarnecki |
| Deposition date: | 03.1994 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | 3NBBM+V Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Jena M. et al. (2014) Strain survey on three continents confirms the polyphyly of the genus Pediastrum (Hydrodictyaceae, Chlorophyceae). Fottea 14 (1):63-76 |
| Publication: | McManus H.A. et al. (2011) Molecular phylogenetic relationships in the freshwater family Hydrodictyaceae (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyceae), with an emphasis on Pediastrum duplex. J. Phycol. 47 (1):152-163 |
| Publication: | Buchheim, M.A. et al. (2005) Phylogeny of the Hydrodictyaceae (Chlorophyceae): Inferences from rDNA Data. J. Phycol. 41 (5):1039-1054 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | AY779896 Sorastrum americanum strain SAG 13.94 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (2015 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AY780657 Sorastrum americanum strain SAG 13.94 internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (191 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AY534702 Sorastrum americanum strain SAG 13.94 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1986 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AY577758 Sorastrum americanum strain SAG 13.94 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (448 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | EF078314 Sorastrum americanum strain SAG 13.94 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast. (1266 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
