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SAG 611-7 Closterium littorale

SAG Strain Number:611-7
TAXONOMY
Genus:Closterium
Species:littorale
Taxonomic position:Streptophyta - Zygnematophyceae
Authority:Gay
Variety:
Formerly called:
Authentic:no
Division:Streptophyta
Class:Zygnematophyceae
ORIGIN
General habitat:freshwater
Climatic zone:
Continent:America
Country:USA
Locality:
Lat. / Long.  (Precision):
Year:1956
Isolated by:R. C. Starr
Strain number by isolator:No. 2; SAG 611-7 decayed 1998, replaced by new culture from UTEX
Deposition by:UTEX
Deposition date:1998
CULTURE INFORMATION
Culture medium:MiEB12
Axenic:bacterial or other types of contamination
Strain relatives:CCAP 611/6; UTEX 736
Agitation resistance:not detected
Special properties:monoecious
 
PUBLICATIONS
Publication:Gontcharov A.A. et al. (2003) Molecular phylogeny of conjugating green algae (Zygnemophyceae, Streptophyta) inferred from SSU rDNA sequence comparisons. J. Mol. Evol. 56 (1):89-104
Publication:Besendahl, A. et al. (2000) The cyanobacterial origin and vertical transmission of the plastid tRNA(Leu) group-I intron. Curr. Genet. 37 (1):12-23
SEQUENCE INFORMATION
Sequence Accession:AF115438  Closterium littorale culture-collection SAG:611-7 18S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence.  (2207 bp)
Sequence Accession:AF182363  Closterium littorale culture-collection SAG:611-7 tRNA-Leu gene, intron; chloroplast.  (450 bp)
Sequence Accession:AJ428086  partial 18S rRNA gene (1758 bp)
CRYO
Cryopreservation:not detected
TEACHING
Recommended for teaching:yes