| SAG Strain Number: | 230-1 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Mesotaenium |
| Species: | caldariorum |
| Taxonomic position: | Streptophyta - Zygnematophyceae |
| Authority: | (Lagerheim) Hansgirg |
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| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Streptophyta |
| Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
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| Year: | before 1952 |
| Isolated by: | C.B. van Niel |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 230/1; UTEX 283 |
| 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: | Simon, D. et al. (2003) Phylogeny and self-splicing ability of the plastid tRNA-Leu group I Intron. J. Mol. Evol. 57 (6):710-720 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | OM241470 Zygnematophyceae sp. SAG.230.1 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast. (1224 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AY344773 Mesotaenium caldariorum strain SAG 230-1 tRNA-Leu (trnL) gene, intron Group I; chloroplast. (368 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | low survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO regrowth on Agar |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | yes |