Strain number NIES-65  
Phylum Streptophyta  
Class Zygnematophyceae  
Scientific name Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Desmid  
Locality (Date of collection) Lake Kasumigaura, Tamatsukuri, Ibaraki, Japan (1974-11-**)  
Latitude / Longitude 36.0428477398 / 140.373233439 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Lake water)  
History < Watanabe, Makoto M.  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Makoto M. (1974-11-**)  
Identified by Watanabe, Makoto M.  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2017 Dec]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  C  
Temperature:  15 (20) C
Light intensity:  7 (10-17) µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  3 M (21 D)  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( AB363687 ) , 5.8S-ITS2-28S ( AB625545 ) , CpMXIa mRNA ( AB197777 ) , CpMXIb mRNA ( AB197778 ) , CpMXIc mRNA ( AB197779 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics Heterothallic: Mating type (+) ; Mating group II B  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : KAS-4-30  
Remarks Axenic 
Movie  
Reference
Tsuchikane, Y., Tsuchiya, M., Hindák, F., Nozaki, H., Sekimoto, H. 2012 Zygospore formation between homothallic and heterothallic strains of Closterium. Sex. Plant Reprod., 25, 1-9.
Keywords: Closterium; Conjugation; Homotallism; Heterothallism: Dexual reproduction; Zygospore
Strain(s): 5859606162636465676869702612666 
PubMed: 21858438
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-011-0174-z

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