| SAG Strain Number: | 5.96 | 
		
		| TAXONOMY | 
		| Genus: | Klebsormidium | 
		| Species: | elegans | 
		| Taxonomic position: | Streptophyta - Klebsormidiophyceae | 
		| Authority: | Lokhorst | 
		| Variety: |  | 
		| Formerly called: | Klebsormidium bilatum Lokhorst | 
		| Authentic: | no | 
		| Division: | Streptophyta | 
		| Class: | Klebsormidiophyceae | 
		| ORIGIN | 
		| General habitat: |  | 
		| Climatic zone: | temperate | 
		| Continent: | Europe | 
		| Country: | Belgium | 
		| Locality: | bank at a brooklet near Poppel | 
		| Lat. / Long.  (Precision): | 51.447749 / 5.046201  (500m)   View on Google Maps | 
| Year: | before 1996 | 
		| Isolated by: | G. M. Lokhorst | 
		| Strain number by isolator: | KL 44 | 
		| Deposition by: | G. M. Lokhorst | 
		| Deposition date: | 01.1996 | 
		| CULTURE INFORMATION | 
		| Culture medium: | ES | 
		| Axenic: | bacterial or other types of contamination | 
		| Strain relatives: |  | 
| Agitation resistance: | yes | 
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain | 
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| PUBLICATIONS | 
| Publication: | Mikhailyuk, Tatiana et al. (2015) Biodiversity of Klebsormidium (Streptophyta) from alpine biological soil crusts (Alps, Tyrol, Austria, and Italy). Journal of Phycology 51 (4):750-767 | 
| 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: | Rindi, F. et al. (2008) Distribution, morphology and phylogeny of Klebsormidium (Klebsormidiales, Charophyceae) in urban environments in Europe. J. Phycol. 44 (6):1529-1540 | 
| Publication: | Sluiman H.J. et al. (2008) ASSESSING PHYLOGENETIC AFFINITIES AND SPECIES DELIMITATIONS IN KLEBSORMIDIALES (STREPTOPHYTA): NUCLEAR-ENCODED rDNA PHYLOGENIES AND ITS SECONDARY STRUCTURE MODELS IN KLEBSORMIDIUM, HORMIDIELLA, AND ENTRANSIA. J. Phycol. 44 (1):183-195 | 
| Publication: | Marin, B. et al. (1999) Mesostigmatophyceae, a New Class of Streptophyte Green Algae Revealed by SSU rRNA Sequence Comparisons. Protist  150:399-417 | 
| Publication: | Lokhorst, G. M.  (1996) Comparative taxonomic studies on the genus Klebsormidium (Charophyceae) in Europe. Crypt. Stud. 5:1-132 | 
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| SEQUENCE INFORMATION | 
| Sequence Accession: | AM490841  18S rRNA gene, ITS1, 5.8S rRNA gene, ITS2 and 26S rRNA gene (partial). (2544 bp) | 
		| CRYO | 
		| Cryopreservation: | good survival, standard 2-step protocol | 
| TEACHING | 
		| Recommended for teaching: | no |