Strain number NIES-868  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Volvox obversus (Shaw) Printz  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga ; Volvocine alga  
Locality (Date of collection)  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source)  
History < Nozaki, Hisayoshi < UTEX  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Starr, R. C.  
Identified by Starr, R. C.  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature:  23 C
Light intensity:  27-31 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  14 D  
Gene information ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-28S ( HG422813 ) , 18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-28S ( LC004712 ) , atpB ( AB076113 ) , rbcL ( AB076085 ) , psaA ( AB076133 AB076134 AB076135 AB076136 ) , psaB ( AB076151 ) , psbC ( AB076166 ) , PRX1 ( GU735468 ) , mat3 ( AB771942 ) , regA ( KF545953 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Male  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : UTEX 1865
 
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1" 
Movie  
Reference
Nozaki, H., Ott, F. D., Coleman, A. W. 2006 Morphology, molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of two new species of Pleodorina (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyceae). J. Phycol., 42, 1072-1080.
Keywords: colonial Volvocales; molecular phylogeny; morphology; Pleodorina starrii sp. nov.; Pleodorina thompsonii sp. nov.; taxonomy
Strain(s): 4564605415445776667207217227247257287307317327347357368638658668678688698728918921362136341264127 
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00255.x

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