| SAG Strain Number: | 134.80 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Closterium |
| Species: | ehrenbergii |
| Taxonomic position: | Streptophyta - Zygnematophyceae |
| Authority: | Meneghini ex Ralfs |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Streptophyta |
| Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Locality: | bog |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | 1976 |
| Isolated by: | W. Koch (leg. K. Handke) |
| Strain number by isolator: | former SAG 611-13 |
| Deposition by: | W. Koch (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1976 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag and MiEB12 (flasks) |
| Axenic: | no |
| Strain relatives: | former SAG 611-13 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; recommended for schools |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Weber-Theen A. et al. (2024) Chronic toxicity of pharmaceuticals to the benthic green alga Closterium ehrenbergii. Ecotox. Environm. Safety 272:116025 |
| Publication: | Weber-Theen A. et al. (2023) A microplate-based bioassay for toxicity testing using the large benthic algal species Closterium ehrenbergii. Ecotox. Environm. Safety 255:114781 |
| Publication: | Stadthagen T. (2007) Entwicklung eines online Gewässermonitoringsystems mittels Biosensorchips zum Nachweis ausgewählter Xenobiotika. |
| Publication: | Besendahl, A. et al. (2000) The cyanobacterial origin and vertical transmission of the plastid tRNA(Leu) group-I intron. Curr. Genet. 37 (1):12-23 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | AF182367 Closterium ehrenbergii culture-collection SAG:134.80 tRNA-Leu gene, intron; chloroplast. (460 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | not detected |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | yes |