The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-878  
Phylum Chlorophyta   Class Chlorophyceae 
Scientific name Vitreochlamys aulata (Pascher) Batko  
Synonym -----  
Former name Sphaerellopsis aulata Pascher  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Zool Slovakia (-----)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Pond water)  
History < Nakazawa, Atsushi < SAG  
Isolator (Date of isolation) (-----)  
Identified by -----  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Subculture  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature: 20 C
Light intensity: 22-32 µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 2 M  
Gene information rbcL ( AB050493 )
Cell size (min - max)   Organization Unicellular: Flagellate 
Characteristics Autotrophic; Planktonic  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : SAG 80.81
 
Remarks  

Reference
733)   Nakazawa, A., Krienitz, L., Nozaki, H. 2001 Taxonomy of the unicellular green algal genus Vitreochlamys (Volvocales), based on comparative morphology of cultured material. Eur. J. Phycol., 36, 113-128. , Keywords: Chlorophyta; comparative morphology; rbcL (large subunit of Rubisco, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase); Sphaerellopsis; taxonomy; ultrastructure; Vitreochlamys; Vitreochlamys pinguis; Volvocales , Strain(s): 875876877878879880881882883