Strain number NIES-2862  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Chloromonas kasaiae Matsuzaki, Nakada, Y.Hara & Nozaki  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) near Kaigenji Temple, Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan (2004-02-26)  
Latitude / Longitude 35.44 / 139.39 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Paddy soil)  
History < Nakada, Takashi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Nakada, Takashi (2004-04-16)  
Identified by Matsuzaki, Ryo  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  24 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  2 M  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( AB734109 ) , 26S rRNA ( LC360475 ) , ITS2 ( AB734112 ) , atpB ( AB734110 ) , rbcL ( LC012751 ) , psaB ( AB734111 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; Authentic strain (Matsuzaki et al. 2013)  
Other strain no. Other collection strain no. : NBRC 109389
Other strain no. : EbCl-8  
Remarks  
Movie  
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NIES-158
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NIES-2243
Chloromonas typhlos Green alga   (Soil) Phototaxis  
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-3707
Ixipapillifera pauromitos Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Authentic strain (Nakada et al. 2016) ; Type specimen (NIES-50010, Holotype)  
NIES-464
Gloeomonas lateperforata Green alga   Freshwater (Pond water)  
NIES-2380
Chloromonas miwae Green alga ; Snow alga   Terrestrial (Snow) Stenothermal ; Cryophilic  
NIES-447
Gloeomonas anomalipyrenoides Green alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Planktonic ; Authentic strain (Nakada et al. 2015)  
NIES-4284
Chloromonas muramotoi Green alga ; Snow alga   Terrestrial (Snow) Cryophilic ; Authentic strain (Matsuzaki et al. 2019)  
Reference
Matsuzaki, R., Nakada, T., Hara, Y., Nozaki, H. 2013 Description of Chloromonas kasaiae sp. nov. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae), based on comparative electron microscopy and molecular data. Phycologia, 52, 239-245.
Keywords: Chloromonadinia; Chloromonas kasaiae; Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; Taxonomy; Ultrastructure; Volvocales
Strain(s): 2862 
DOI: 10.2216/12-083.1

Matsuzaki, R., Nozaki, H., Kawachi, M. 2018 Taxonomic revision of Chloromonas nivalis (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) strains, with the new description of two snow-inhabiting Chloromonas species. PLoS One, 13, e0193603 (article ID).
Strain(s): 4642379238025632862338937073753 
PubMed: 29570718
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193603

Matsuzaki, R., Nozaki, H., Takeuchi, N., Hara, Y., Kawachi, M. 2019 Taxonomic re-examination of “Chloromonas nivalis (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) zygotes” from Japan and description of C. muramotoi sp. nov. PLoS One, 14, e0210986 (article ID).
Strain(s): 46423792380256328623389370737534284 
PubMed: 30677063
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210986

Barcytė, D. & Eliáš, M. 2025 Characterization of Lercomonas mokradensis gen. et sp. nov. enriches the phylogenetic and taxonomic diversity of Chloromonadinia (Chlorophyceae). Phycologia, 64, 71-83.
Strain(s): 4474642215224323792563286233893707375342844476 
DOI: 10.1080/00318884.2025.2471620

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