Strain number NIES-4537  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Volvox rousseletii G.S.West  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga ; Volvocine alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Lake Tsukui, Midori-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan (2019-07-04)  
Latitude / Longitude 35.5885322 / 139.2718239 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Reservoir water)  
History < Yamagishi, Shion; Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Yamagishi, Shion (2019-07-04)  
Identified by Yamagishi, Shion  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature:  21 C
Light intensity:  22-25 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  16L:8D
Duration:  21 D  
Gene information ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 ( LC699258 ) , MID ( LC699259 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; Dioecious ; Heterothallic ; Male  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : 2019-0704-Vx17  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1" 
Movie  
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): 28945646054154454556957257458265265365473285185285787289189213621363170817101859245725692735273627403382338337803782378638743984398639884021402543364432453545364537 
DOI: 10.1111/pre.12538

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