Strain number NIES-411  
Phylum Heterokontophyta  
Class Bacillariophyceae  
Scientific name Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kützing) Czarnecki  
Synonym Achnanthes minutissima Kützing 1833; Achnanthidium lanceolatum f. minutissima (Kützing) Tömösvary 1879; Cocconeis minutissima (Kützing) Schönfeldt 1907; Microneis minutissima (Kützing) Meister 1912  
Former name  
Common name Pennate diatom  
Locality (Date of collection) Miyata River, Ibaraki, Japan (1987-02-25)  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (River water)  
History < Kasai, Fumie  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Kasai, Fumie (1987-03-23)  
Identified by Takamura, Noriko  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Non-clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  CSi  
Temperature:  15 C
Light intensity:  9-11 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  2 M  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( LC143218 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : 1st-3-17  
Remarks  
Movie  
Reference
Miao, M., Li, Z., Hwang, E.-A., Kim, H.-K., Lee, H., Kim, B.-H. 2020 Two new benthic diatoms of the genus Achnanthidium (Bacillariophyceae) from the Hangang River, Korea. Diversity-Basel, 12, 285 (article ID).
Keywords: Achnanthidium; freshwater; molecular phylogeny; morphology; rbcL; SSU; taxonomy
Strain(s): 372407410411412413414 
DOI: 10.3390/d12070285

Takamura, N., Kasai, F., Watanabe, M. M. 1989 Effects of Cu, Cd and Zn on photosynthesis of freshwater benthic algae. J. Appl. Phycol., 1, 39-52.
Keywords: heavy metal; photosynthesis; algae; tolerance
Strain(s): 71305329407408409410411412413414416433434454461465466467479481487503504505506507509510515529530531532536537538539540620639640641642659660661662 

Takamura, N., Kasai, F., Watanabe, M. M. 1988 Differences in the tolerant level of benthic algae to heavy metal - The effects of Cu, Cd, and Zn on the photosynthesis. Res. Rep. Natl. Inst. Environ. Stud., No. 114, 223-232 (in Japanese with English summary).
Strain(s): 71305329411412413434504531538641642662 

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