Strain number NIES-4453  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Chloromonas fukushimae Matsuzaki & Nozaki  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga ; Snow alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Oze National Park, Katashina, Gunma, Japan (2017-04-29)  
Latitude / Longitude 36.9091416 / 139.1974472 
Habitat (Isolation source) Terrestrial (Snow)  
History < Matsuzaki, Ryo  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Matsuzaki, Ryo (2017-05-02)  
Identified by Matsuzaki, Ryo  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature:  5 C
Light intensity:  51 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  2 M  
Gene information  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular; Flagellate 
Characteristics Cryophilic ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−) ; Life cycle (Matsuzaki et al. 2020)  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : OzCl-11  
Remarks Fragile species to temperature changes 
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-4452
Chloromonas fukushimae Green alga ; Snow alga   Terrestrial (Snow) Cryophilic ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+) ; Life cycle (Matsuzaki et al. 2020)  
NIES-158
Chloromonas augustae Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Authentic strain  
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-3389
Chloromonas fukushimae Green alga ; Snow alga   Terrestrial (Snow) Authentic strain (Matsuzaki et al. 2014) ; Cryophilic ; Life cycle (Matsuzaki et al. 2020)  
NIES-3390
Chloromonas fukushimae Green alga ; Snow alga   Terrestrial (Snow) Cryophilic ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−) ; Life cycle (Matsuzaki et al. 2020)  
Reference
Matsuzaki, R., Kawachi, M., Nozaki, H., Nohara, S., Suzuki, I. 2020 Sexual reproduction of the snow alga Chloromonas fukushimae (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) induced using cultured materials. PLoS One, 15, e0238265 (article ID).
Strain(s): 3389339044524453 
PubMed: 2845939
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238265

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