Table 1.
Characterization of the Klebsormidium isolates collected from dry regions. Strain number, habitat and origin, taxonomic assignment according to the suggested clades of Rindi et al. (2011) are given. The meteorological data include monthly air temperature, monthly rainfall days, monthly precipitation (mm) and annual precipitation (mm) (www.worldweatheronline.com). The sequence accession numbers include complete and partial sequences, respectively, of the different ribosomal regions. SAG: Sammlung für Algenkulturen, Göttingen, Germany.
| Assigned species, strain number and synonym used in the text | Habitat and origin | Meteorological data | Clade assignment according to Rindi et al. (2011) | Sequence Accession (18s rRNA, ITS1, 5.8s rRNA, ITS2, 28s rRNA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klebsormidium sp. BIOTA 14614.7 African Strain A | Biological soil crust, BIOTA observatory Grootderm, succulent Karoo, South Africa 28°36′44.1″ S 16°39′45.0″ E leg.: Burkhard Büdel 14 March 2001 |
Air temperature: 13.5–20.6 °C Monthly rainfall days: 0–14 Monthly precipitation: 0 to 34.2 mm Annual rainfall: 56 mm |
G | HF955429.1 |
| Klebsormidium sp. BIOTA 14613.5e African Strain B | Biological soil crust, BIOTA observatory Koeboes, South Africa, 28°45′51.1″S 16°98′38.3″ E leg.: Burkhard Büdel 12 March 2001 |
As above | G | HF955431.1 |
| Klebsormidium sp. BIOTA 14614.18.24 African Strain C | Biological soil crust, BIOTA observatory Grootderm, succulent Karoo, South Africa, 28°36′44.5″ S 16°39′52.4″ E leg.: Burkhard Büdel 14 March 2001 |
As above | G | HF955428.1 |
| Klebsormidium subtilissimum SAG 384-1 Arctic Strain | Snow, Port Barrow, Alaska, USA; cold-desert climate isolated 1952 R.A. Lewin |
Air temperature: −29.1–8.3 °C Monthly rainfall days: 4 to 12 Monthly precipitation: 2.3–26.7 mm Annual rainfall: 114 mm |
E6 | EF372517.1 |