| SAG Strain Number: | 34.88 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Crucigeniella |
| Species: | pulchra |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | (W. et G.S. West) Komárek |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Locality: | Lake Smoljan II, plankton |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | 41.574811 / 24.699912 (5000m) View on Google Maps |
| Year: | November 1985 |
| Isolated by: | Angelieva (leg. D. Vodenicarov) |
| Strain number by isolator: | 644 |
| Deposition by: | D. Vodenicarov |
| Deposition date: | 05.1988 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | MiEB12 Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain; taxonomy unclear! The genus Crucigeniella (and genus Crucigenia) belongs to Trebouxiophyceae acc. to Hegewald 2010, but 18S data detect this strain to be a Chlorophyceae |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Hodač L. et al. (2025) Exploiting algal strains for robust cross-domain phytoplankton classification via deep learning. Limnol. Oceanogr. Methods |
| Publication: | Steudel B. et al. (2016) Contrasting biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships in phylogenetic and functional diversity. New Phytologist 212 (2 ): 409-420 |
| Publication: | Steudel B. et al. (2012) Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning change along environmental stress gradients. Ecology Letters 15 (12):1397–1405 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | MW191600 Willea apiculata strain SAG_34.88 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit (rbcL) gene, partial cds; chloroplast. (1127 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | MW186776 Willea apiculata strain SAG 34.88 small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (1599 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | KF673376 Crucigenia pulchra strain SAG 34.88 18S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence. (2080 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% MetOH; medium survival; 30d regrowth |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
