| SAG Strain Number: | 40.81 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Sorastrum |
| Species: | spinulosum |
| Taxonomic position: | Chlorophyta - Chlorophyceae |
| Authority: | Nägeli |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Common name: | Green Algae - Chlorophytes |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | temperate |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | Finland |
| Locality: | pond ca. 100km south of Oulu |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Isolated by: | E. Hegewald |
| Strain number by isolator: | Heg 1980-1 |
| Deposition by: | E. Hegewald |
| Deposition date: | 12.1980 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | 3NBBM+V Ag |
| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination |
| Strain relatives: | |
| Agitation resistance: | yes |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Blokker P. et al. (2006) Chemical fingerprinting of algaenans using RuO4 degradation. Organic Geochemistry 37 (8):871-881 |
| Publication: | Buchheim, M.A. et al. (2005) Phylogeny of the Hydrodictyaceae (Chlorophyceae): Inferences from rDNA Data. J. Phycol. 41 (5):1039-1054 |
| Publication: | Versteegh G.J.M. et al. (2004) Resistant macromolecules of extant and fossil microalgae. Phycol. Res. 52 (4):325-339 |
| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | |
| Sequence Accession: | AY779898 Sorastrum spinulosum strain SAG 40.81 26S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. (2021 bp) |
| Sequence Accession: | AY780658 Sorastrum spinulosum strain SAG 40.81 internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence. (194 bp) |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | standard 5% MetOH; good survival; 30d regrowth |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
