| SAG Strain Number: | 338-1 |
| TAXONOMY |
| Genus: | Interfilum |
| Species: | paradoxum |
| Taxonomic position: | Streptophyta - Klebsormidiophyceae |
| Authority: | Chodat et Topali |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | yes |
| Division: | Streptophyta |
| Class: | Klebsormidiophyceae |
| ORIGIN |
| General habitat: | soil |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Locality: | Epping near London, acidic soil from beech forest |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 51.667445 / 0.054245 (3500m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | 1939 |
| Isolated by: | E.G. Pringsheim (coll. R. John) |
| Strain number by isolator: | |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim (SAG) |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 338/1 [dec.]; UTEX 177 [dec.?]; ATCC 30445; IAM C-161; NIES-2180 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; OneKP Sample ID: FPCO |
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| PUBLICATIONS |
| Publication: | Darienko T. et al. (2026) The evolutionary origins of streptophyte multicellularity. New Phytol. 251:2365-2383 |
| Publication: | Bierenbroodspot M.J. et al. (2025) Reply to Žárský and Eliáš. Curr. Biol. 35 (5):R173-R174 |
| Publication: | Žárský V. et al. (2025) Phylogenomics defines Streptofilum as a novel deep branch of streptophyte algae, Current Biology,. Curr. Biol. 35 (5):R171-172 |
| Publication: | Bierenbroodspot M.J. et al. (2024) Phylogenomic insights into the first multicellular streptophyte. Curr. Biol. 34:670-681 |
| Publication: | Goh F.Q.Y. et al. (2019) Gains and losses of metabolic function inferred from a phylotranscriptomic analysis of algae. Sci. Rep. 9:10482 |
| Publication: | Kitzing C. et al. (2015) Effects of UV radiation on optimum quantum yield and sunscreen contents in members of the genera Interfilum, Klebsormidium, Hormidiella and Entransia (Klebsormidiophyceae, Streptophyta). Eur. J. Phycol. 50 (3):279-287 |
| Publication: | Mikhailyuk T. et al. (2014) Morphology and ultrastructure of Interfilum and Klebsormidium (Klebsormidiales, Streptophyta) with special reference to cell division and thallus formation. Eur. J. Phycol. 49 (4):395-412 |
| Publication: | Rindi, F. et al. (2011) Phylogenetic relationships in Interfilum and Klebsormidium (Klebsormidiophyceae, Streptophyta). Mol. Phyl. Evol. 58 (2):218-231 |
| Publication: | Mikhailyuk, T.I. et al. (2008) New streptophyte green algae from terrestrial habitats and an assessment of the genus Interfilum (Klebsormidiophyceae, Streptophyta). J. Phycol. 44:1586-1603 |
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| SEQUENCE INFORMATION |
| Sequence Accession: | HQ613240 Interfilum paradoxum culture SAG:338-1 ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast. (1140 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | EU434030 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (3158 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | ERS1830152 1000 Plants (1kP) RNA-Seq Transcriptome Sample ID: FPCO (0 bp) |
| CRYO |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% MetOH; good survival; 21d regrowth |
| TEACHING |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
