| SAG Strain Number: | 612-10 |
| TAXONOMY | |
| Genus: | Cosmarium |
| Species: | cucumis |
| Taxonomic position: | Streptophyta - Zygnematophyceae |
| Authority: | Corda |
| Variety: | |
| Formerly called: | |
| Authentic: | no |
| Division: | Streptophyta |
| Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
| ORIGIN | |
| General habitat: | freshwater |
| Climatic zone: | |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Country: | former Czechoslovakia |
| Locality: | |
| Lat. / Long. (Precision): | |
| Year: | before 1939 |
| Isolated by: | K. Ondracek |
| Strain number by isolator: | 27, Prague 239 |
| Deposition by: | E.G. Pringsheim |
| Deposition date: | 1954 |
| CULTURE INFORMATION | |
| Culture medium: | ESP Ag |
| Axenic: | axenic |
| Strain relatives: | CCAP 612/10; UTEX 298 |
| Agitation resistance: | not detected |
| Special properties: | NO known Nagoya Protocol restrictions for this strain |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| Publication: | Müller, J. et al. (2007) Assessing genetic stability of a range of terrestrial microalgae after cryopreservation using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). Am. J. Bot. 94 (5):799-808 |
| Publication: | Wenderoth, Klaus et al. (1979) Wavelength dependence of photomovement in desmids. Planta 145 (1):1-5 |
| CRYO | |
| Cryopreservation: | no survival, standard 2-step protocol 5% DMSO |
| TEACHING | |
| Recommended for teaching: | no |
