Strain number NIES-2863  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Gonium pectorale O.F.Müller  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Refer to NIES-1710 and NIES-1711  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater  
History < Olson, Bradley J. S. C.  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Olson, Bradley J. S. C. (2011-**-**)  
Identified by Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2021 Nov]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6VTAC  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  24 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  2 M  
Gene information Whole-genome ( LSYV00000000 ) , Mitochondrial genome ( AP012493 ) , Plastid genome ( AP012494 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Mixotrophic ; Osmotrophic ; Phototaxis ; Genome decoded strain (Hamaji et al. 2013) ; F3 backcross strain to K41 (originating from K41 x K32 (F1 strains of NIES-1710 x 1711)) ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−) ; Resting spore-forming  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : K3-F3-4  
Remarks Cryopreserved 
Movie  
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NIES-4128
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Volvox tertius Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Paddy water) Phototaxis ; Homothallic  
NIES-572
Pandorina colemaniae Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-573  
NIES-4127
Volvox powersii Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater Phototaxis  
NIES-458
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Reference
Hamaji, T., Smith, DR., Noguchi, H., Toyoda, A., Suzuki, M., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Fujiyama, A., Nishii, I., Marriage, T., Olson, B. J. S. C., Nozaki, H. 2013 Mitochondrial and plastid genomes of the colonial green alga Gonium pectorale give insights into the origins of organelle DNA architecture within the Volvocales. PLoS One, 8, e57177 (article ID).
Strain(s): 2863 
PubMed: 23468928
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057177

Hanschen, E. R., Marriage, T.N., Ferris, P.J., Hamaji, T., Toyoda, A., Fujiyama,A., Neme,R., Noguchi,H., Minakuchi, Y., Suzuki, M., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Smith, D.R., Sparks, H., Anderson, J., Bakaric, R., Luria, V., Karger, A., Kirschner, M.W., Durand, P.M., Michod, R.E., Nozaki, H., Olson, B.J. 2016 The Gonium pectorale genome demonstrates co-option of cell cycle regulation during the evolution of multicellularity. Nat. Commun., 7, 11370 (article ID).
Strain(s): 2863 
PubMed: 27102219
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11370

Hamaji, T., Mogi, Y., Ferris, P. J., Mori, T., Miyagishima, S., Kabeya, Y., Nishimura, Y., Toyoda, A., Noguchi, H., Fujiyama, A., Olson, B. J. S. C., Marriage, T. N., Nishii, I., Umen, J. G. Nozaki, H. 2016 Sequence of the Gonium pectorale mating locus reveals a complex and dynamic history of changes in volvocine algal mating haplotypes. G3-Genes Genomes Genet., 6, 1179-1189.
Keywords: Gonium; Chlamydomonas; Volvox; mating locus; evolution; Genetics of Sex
Strain(s): 2863 
PubMed: 26921294
DOI: 10.1534/g3.115.026229

Guerriero, G., Sergeant, K., Legay, S., Hausman, J. F., Cauchie, H. M., Ahmad, I., Siddiqui, K. S. 2018 Novel insights from comparative in silico analysis of green microalgal cellulases. Int. J. Mol. Sci., 19, 1782 (article ID).
Keywords: cellulase; glycosyl hydrolase family 9; carbohydrate binding module (CBM); bioinformatics; RT-qPCR
Strain(s): 2863 
PubMed: 29914107
DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061782

Lindsey, C. R., Rosenzweing, F., Herron, M. D. 2021 Phylotranscriptomics points to multiple independent origins of multicellularity and cellular differentiation in the volvocine algae. BMC Biol., 19, 182 (article ID).
Keywords: Phylotranscriptomics; Volvocine algae; Green algae; Phylogeny; Multicellularity
Strain(s): 41845645846054154354456456656857258265365471771972072272572873073273673785185686386786887888289089389513621363256928633383412641274128 
DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.16.435725

Nakamura, M. 2022 Plastocyanin and cytochrome c6 from green algae. Toho Liberal Arts Review, 54, 105-116 (in Japanese).
Strain(s): 2132153012863 
DOI: 10.14994/toho.liberal.arts.rev.54.105

Crépeault, O., Turmel, M., Otis, C., Pombert, J-F., Lemieux, C. 2026 Genomic and transcriptomic basis of morphological and life cycle diversity in the prasinophyte alga Pseudoscourfieldia marina. Commun. Biol., ,
Strain(s): 141928632893 
PubMed: 41922469
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-026-09965-5

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