 
  
  | SAG Strain Number: | 150.80 | 
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Mesotaenium | 
| Species: | caldariorum | 
| Taxonomic position: | Streptophyta - Zygnematophyceae | 
| Authority: | (Lagerheim) Hansgirg | 
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no | 
| Division: | Streptophyta | 
| Class: | Zygnematophyceae | 
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater | 
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe | 
| Country: | Austria | 
| Locality: | Tyrol, Pitztal, boggy meadow, 1200 m | 
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 47.112196 / 10.789719 (20000m) View on Google Maps | 
| Year: | 1974 | 
| Isolated by: | W. Koch | 
| Strain number by isolator: | formerly called SAG 648-1b | 
| Deposition by: | W. Koch (SAG) | 
| Deposition date: | 1974 | 
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag | 
| Axenic: | axenic | 
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes | 
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; | 
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Busch A. et al. (2022) A diverse group of underappreciated zygnematophytes deserves in-depth exploration. Appl. Phycol. 3 (1):306-323 | 
| Publication: | Gerotto, C. et al. (2013) Evolution of photoprotection mechanisms upon land colonization: evidence of PSBS-dependent NPQ in late Streptophyte algae. Physiologia Plantarum 149:583–598 | 
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | OM241471 Zygnematophyceae sp. SAG.150.80 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast. (1235 bp) | 
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | low survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO regrowth on Agar | 
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |