Culture Collection of Microalgae and Zygnematophyceae Collection Hamburg (MZCH-SVCK)

doi:10.15468/vjkfej

Culture Collection of Microalgae and Zygnematophyceae Collection Hamburg (MZCH-SVCK)

Citation

Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. Culture Collection of Microalgae and Zygnematophyceae Collection Hamburg (MZCH-SVCK). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vjkfej accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-12-16.

Description

The Culture Collection of Microalgae and Zygnematophyceae Collection Hamburg (MZCH-SVCK) contains over 550 living strains. Focus of the collection are Zygnematophyceae, especially Desmidiaceae, with multiple isolates collected from different continents. The Zygnematophyceae collection, formerly SVCK (Engels & Mix 1980, Mix 1973) serves as reference strain collection for studies on evolution of streptophytes, ecophysiological adaptations in microalgae and the influence of climate change.

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Contacts

Jörg Holetschek
technical point of contact

Telephone:
email: biodiversitydata(at)bgbm.org

PD Dr. Klaus von Schwartzenberg
administrative point of contact

Telephone:
email: klaus.von.schwartzenberg(at)uni-hamburg.de