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Strain number NIES-4117  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Trebouxiophyceae  
Scientific name Oocystaenium elegans Gonzalves & Mehra emend. A.Mizobuchi, S.Handa & H.Tsubota  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Nakanohigashi, Aki-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan (2016-08-21)  
Latitude / Longitude 34.3947 / 132.5757 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Water)  
History < Handa, Shinji  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Handa, Shinji (2016-08-22)  
Identified by Handa, Shinji  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  CAVTAC  
Temperature:  24 C
Light intensity:  17-19 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  45 D  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( LC777742 )  
Cell size (min - max) 160 - 220 μm  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics Benthic ; Autospore-forming ; Oogamy ; Resting spore-forming  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : AM239-a  
Remarks Axenic 
Movie  
Reference
Mizobuchi, A., Handa, S., Tsubota, H. 2024 Detailed observations of the life history and phylogenetic placements of the freshwater green alga Oocystaenium elegans (Oocystaceae, Trebouxiophyceae), with an emended description. Phycol. Res. 72, 215-223.
Keywords: Eremosphaera; Japan; oogamy; receptive papilla; sexual reproduction
Strain(s): 38239113912411742794290429746294630 
DOI: 10.1111/pre.12559

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