Strain number NIES-3661  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Mamiellophyceae  
Scientific name Micromonas pusilla (Butcher) Manton & Parke  
Synonym Chromulina pusilla Butcher  
Former name  
Common name  
Locality (Date of collection) Sendai Bay, Miyagi, Japan (2012-07-16)  
Latitude / Longitude 37.976 / 141.3167 
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine (Seawater)  
History < Noël, Mary-Hélène  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Noël, Mary-Hélène (2012-09-04)  
Identified by Identified by DNA analysis at NIES  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  ESM  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  3-4 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  2 M  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( LC806254 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular; Flagellate 
Characteristics  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : MH 456  
Remarks Cryopreserved 
Movie  
Reference
Matsuzaki, R., Noël, M.-H., Kawachi, M. 2024 Molecular identification of Micromonas (Mamiellales, Mamiellophyceae) strains from Japan maintained in the Microbial Culture Collection at the National Institute for Environmental Studies. Microb. Resour. Syst., 40, 47-51.
Keywords: culture collection; marine microalga; picoplankton; prasinophyte; biodiversity
Strain(s): 1411141214132527252825292530366036613662366336643665 

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