The Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies

Strain Data


Strain number NIES-221  
Phylum Chlorophyta   Class Prasinophyceae 
Scientific name Pterosperma cristatum Schiller  
Synonym -----  
Former name  
Common name  
Locality (Date of collection) Harima-Nada Japan (1983-02-**)  
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine (Sediment)  
History < Suda, Shoichiro  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Suda, Shoichiro (1983-09-29)  
Identified by Inouye, Isao  
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2013 Jan]  
Preservation state
(State of preservation)
Subculture  
Culture condition
( Preculture condition )
Medium:  f/2ESM  
Temperature: 20 C
Light intensity: 32-40 µmol photons/m2/sec     L/D cycle: 12L:12D
Duration: 1 M  
Gene information
Cell size (min - max)   Organization Unicellular; Flagellate 
Characteristics Red tide  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : H-88-1  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses 

Reference
13)   Alamsjah, M. A., Hirao, S., Ishibashi, F., Oda, T., Fujita, Y. 2008 Algicidal activity of polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from Ulva fasciata and U. pertusa (Ulvaceae, Chlorophyta) on phytoplankton. J. Appl. Phycol., 20, 713-720. , Keywords: Algicidal compound; Red tide phytoplankton; Ulva fasciata; Ulva pertusa , Strain(s): 137221251252254359369381462486677684 

548)   Marin, B., Melkonian, M. 1994 Flagellar hairs in prasinophytes (Chlorophyta): ultrastructure and distribution on the flagellar surface. J. Phycol., 30, 659-678. , Keywords: flagellar hairs; Mamiella; Mantoniella; Nephroselmis; Prasinophyceae; Pseudoscourfieldia; Pterosperma; Pyramimonas; Scherffelia; ultrastructure , Strain(s): 221483485 

1234)   Uye, S., Takamatsu, K. 1990 Feeding inter-actions between planktonic copepods and red-tide flagellates from Japanese coastal waters. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 59, 97-107. , Strain(s): 1215136145221235251319