Strain number NIES-123  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Rusalka fusiformis (Matvienko) Nakada  
Synonym Chlorogonium fusiforme Matvienko  
Former name Chlorogonium metamorphum Skuja (in IAM)  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Lake Shinsen-numa, Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan (1964-07-30)  
Latitude / Longitude 42.904268 / 140.592828 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater  
History < IAM (1983);  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Ichimura, Terunobu (1964-07-30)  
Identified by Ichimura, Terunobu; Nozaki, Hisayoshi; Nakada, Takashi (Reidentify)  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2017 Dec]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature:  20 (25) C
Light intensity:  6-8 (14-16) µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  2 M (14 D)  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( AB360750 ) , atpB ( AB084329 ) , rbcL ( AB010242 ) , psaB ( AB084370 )  
Cell size (min - max) - 18 μm  
Organization Unicellular; Flagellate 
Characteristics Homothallic ; Authentic strain ; Type specimen (NIES-50007, Epitype)  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : IAM C-349 (=C-569)
Other strain no. : MKF-14  
Remarks Cryopreserved; Axenic 
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