Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-3383
Phylum		Chlorophyta
Class		Chlorophyceae
Scientific name		Colemanosphaera charkowiensis (Korshikov) H.Nozaki, T.K.Yamada, F.Takahashi, R.Matsuzaki & T.Nakada
Synonym		Pandorina charkowiensis Korshikov
Former name
Common name		Green alga
Locality (Date of collection)		Isanuma Pond, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan (2005-06-24)
Latitude / Longitude		35.92194444 / 139.51527777
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Pond water)
History		< Yamada, Toshihiro
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Yamada, Toshihiro (2005-06-24)
Identified by		Nozaki, Hisayoshi
State of strain		Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2018 Mar]
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: AF-6 ; VTAC Temperature: 20 C Light intensity: 38 µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 1 M
Gene information		18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-28S ( AB905583 ) , psbC ( AB905597 ) , psaB ( AB905595 ) , psaA ( AB905593 ) , atpB ( AB905589 ) , rbcL ( AB905591 )
Cell size (min - max)
Organization
Characteristics		Planktonic
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : Isa 7-1
Remarks		Cryopreserved; Axenic
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Reference
Yamagishi, S., Yamamoto, K., Takahashi, K., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Suzuki, S., Matsuzaki, R., Yamaguchi, H., Kawachi, M., Higashiyama, T., Nozaki, H. 2024 Evolutionary analysis of MID homologs during the transition from homothallic species to heterothallic species in Volvox sect. Volvox (Chlorophyceae). Phycol. Res., 72, 46-55. Keywords: male gamete; mating system; minus dominance gene (MID); molecular evolution; sex; sperm packet; volvocine green algae Strain(s): 289, 456, 460, 541, 544, 545, 569, 572, 574, 582, 652, 653, 654, 732, 851, 852, 857, 872, 891, 892, 1362, 1363, 1708, 1710, 1859, 2457, 2569, 2735, 2736, 2740, 3382, 3383, 3780, 3782, 3786, 3874, 3984, 3986, 3988, 4021, 4025, 4336, 4432, 4535, 4536, 4537 DOI: 10.1111/pre.12538 Takahashi, K., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Ootsuki, R., Hamaji, T., Tsuchikane, Y., Sekimoto, H., Higashiyama, T., Nozaki, H. 2021 Three sex phenotypes in a haploid algal species give insights into the evolutionary transition to a self-compatible mating system. Evolution, 75, 2984-2993. Keywords: Haploid species; inbreeding; life-history evolution; mating systems; reproductive isolation; sex Strain(s): 456, 460, 541, 544, 731, 732, 872, 891, 892, 1362, 1363, 2569, 3382, 3383, 3780, 3782, 4066, 4068, 4479, 4480, 4481, 4482, 4483, 4484 PubMed: 34250602 DOI: 10.1111/evo.14306 Lindsey, C. R., Rosenzweing, F., Herron, M. D. 2021 Phylotranscriptomics points to multiple independent origins of multicellularity and cellular differentiation in the volvocine algae. BMC Biol., 19, 182 (article ID). Keywords: Phylotranscriptomics; Volvocine algae; Green algae; Phylogeny; Multicellularity Strain(s): 418, 456, 458, 460, 541, 543, 544, 564, 566, 568, 572, 582, 653, 654, 717, 719, 720, 722, 725, 728, 730, 732, 736, 737, 851, 856, 863, 867, 868, 878, 882, 890, 893, 895, 1362, 1363, 2569, 2863, 3383, 4126, 4127, 4128 DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.16.435725 Nozaki, H., Mahakham, W., Heman, W., Matsuzaki, R., Kawachi, M. 2020 A new preferentially outcrossing monoicous species of Volvox sect. Volvox (Chlorophyta) from Thailand. PLoS One, 15, e0235622 (article ID). Strain(s): 2736, 2740, 3382, 3383, 3874, 4021, 4336, 4432, 4433, 4434, 4435, 4436 PubMed: 32614898 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235622 Nakada, T., Tsuchida, Y., Tomita, M. 2019 Improved taxon sampling and multigene phylogeny of unicellular chlamydomonads closely related to the colonial volvocalean lineage Tetrabaenaceae-Goniaceae-Volvocaceae (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 130 1-8. Keywords: Alga; Chlamydomonas; Colony evolution; Multigene phylogeny; Vitreochlamys; Zoosporangium Strain(s): 418, 437, 456, 460, 474, 541, 544, 545, 564, 566, 569, 571, 577, 654, 666, 721, 725, 728, 735, 737, 867, 879, 880, 882, 883, 887, 1362, 1858, 2462, 2567, 3383, 3388, 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, 4245, 4246, 4247, 4248, 4249, 4250, 4251, 4252, 4253, 4254, 4255, 4256 PubMed: 30266459 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.09.013 Nozaki, H., Yamada, K. T., Takahashi, F., Matsuzaki, R., Nakada, T. 2014 New "missing link" genus of the colonial volvocine green algae gives insights into the evolution of oogamy. BMC Evol. Biol., 14, 37 (article ID). Strain(s): 3382, 3383, 3384, 3385, 3386, 3387, 3388 PubMed: 24589311 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-14-37

Reference

Yamagishi, S., Yamamoto, K., Takahashi, K., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Suzuki, S., Matsuzaki, R., Yamaguchi, H., Kawachi, M., Higashiyama, T., Nozaki, H. 2024 Evolutionary analysis of MID homologs during the transition from homothallic species to heterothallic species in Volvox sect. Volvox (Chlorophyceae). Phycol. Res., 72, 46-55.
Keywords: male gamete; mating system; minus dominance gene (MID); molecular evolution; sex; sperm packet; volvocine green algae
Strain(s): 289, 456, 460, 541, 544, 545, 569, 572, 574, 582, 652, 653, 654, 732, 851, 852, 857, 872, 891, 892, 1362, 1363, 1708, 1710, 1859, 2457, 2569, 2735, 2736, 2740, 3382, 3383, 3780, 3782, 3786, 3874, 3984, 3986, 3988, 4021, 4025, 4336, 4432, 4535, 4536, 4537
DOI: 10.1111/pre.12538

Takahashi, K., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Ootsuki, R., Hamaji, T., Tsuchikane, Y., Sekimoto, H., Higashiyama, T., Nozaki, H. 2021 Three sex phenotypes in a haploid algal species give insights into the evolutionary transition to a self-compatible mating system. Evolution, 75, 2984-2993.
Keywords: Haploid species; inbreeding; life-history evolution; mating systems; reproductive isolation; sex
Strain(s): 456, 460, 541, 544, 731, 732, 872, 891, 892, 1362, 1363, 2569, 3382, 3383, 3780, 3782, 4066, 4068, 4479, 4480, 4481, 4482, 4483, 4484
PubMed: 34250602
DOI: 10.1111/evo.14306

Lindsey, C. R., Rosenzweing, F., Herron, M. D. 2021 Phylotranscriptomics points to multiple independent origins of multicellularity and cellular differentiation in the volvocine algae. BMC Biol., 19, 182 (article ID).
Keywords: Phylotranscriptomics; Volvocine algae; Green algae; Phylogeny; Multicellularity
Strain(s): 418, 456, 458, 460, 541, 543, 544, 564, 566, 568, 572, 582, 653, 654, 717, 719, 720, 722, 725, 728, 730, 732, 736, 737, 851, 856, 863, 867, 868, 878, 882, 890, 893, 895, 1362, 1363, 2569, 2863, 3383, 4126, 4127, 4128
DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.16.435725

Nozaki, H., Mahakham, W., Heman, W., Matsuzaki, R., Kawachi, M. 2020 A new preferentially outcrossing monoicous species of Volvox sect. Volvox (Chlorophyta) from Thailand. PLoS One, 15, e0235622 (article ID).
Strain(s): 2736, 2740, 3382, 3383, 3874, 4021, 4336, 4432, 4433, 4434, 4435, 4436
PubMed: 32614898
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235622

Nakada, T., Tsuchida, Y., Tomita, M. 2019 Improved taxon sampling and multigene phylogeny of unicellular chlamydomonads closely related to the colonial volvocalean lineage Tetrabaenaceae-Goniaceae-Volvocaceae (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 130 1-8.
Keywords: Alga; Chlamydomonas; Colony evolution; Multigene phylogeny; Vitreochlamys; Zoosporangium
Strain(s): 418, 437, 456, 460, 474, 541, 544, 545, 564, 566, 569, 571, 577, 654, 666, 721, 725, 728, 735, 737, 867, 879, 880, 882, 883, 887, 1362, 1858, 2462, 2567, 3383, 3388, 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, 4245, 4246, 4247, 4248, 4249, 4250, 4251, 4252, 4253, 4254, 4255, 4256
PubMed: 30266459
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.09.013

Nozaki, H., Yamada, K. T., Takahashi, F., Matsuzaki, R., Nakada, T. 2014 New "missing link" genus of the colonial volvocine green algae gives insights into the evolution of oogamy. BMC Evol. Biol., 14, 37 (article ID).
Strain(s): 3382, 3383, 3384, 3385, 3386, 3387, 3388
PubMed: 24589311
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-14-37

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