Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-157
Phylum		Chlorophyta
Class		Chlorophyceae
Scientific name		Heterochlamydomonas monticola (S.Watanabe) S.Watanabe
Synonym
Former name		Formerly identified as Heterochlamydomonas sp., named based on Watanabe 2020[2020 Mar]; Chlamydomonas monticola S.Watanabe
Common name		Green alga
Locality (Date of collection)		Mt. Shiroumadake, Nagano, Japan (1980-08-**)
Latitude / Longitude
Habitat (Isolation source)		Terrestrial (Soil)
History		< Watanabe, Shin
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Watanabe, Shin
Identified by		Watanabe, Shin
State of strain		Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: C (agar) Temperature: 20 (25) C Light intensity: 2 (14-16) µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 3 M (14 D)
Gene information		18S rRNA ( LC520239 )
Cell size (min - max)
Organization
Characteristics		Authentic strain (Watanabe 2020) ; Type specimen (NIES-50022, Epitype)
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : KUC80-4
Remarks		Cryopreserved
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Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-193	Closterium spinosporum	Desmid	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Homothallic ; Giang cell
NIES-144	Haematococcus lacustris	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)	Astaxanthin production ; Genome decoded strain (Morimoto et al. 2017) ; Homothallic ; Isogamous
NIES-3573	Parietochloris sp.	Green alga	Terrestrial (Sand)
NIES-294	Hyalotheca dissiliens	Desmid	Freshwater (Pond water)	Homothallic
NIES-192	Closterium spinosporum	Desmid	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Homothallic

Reference
Mori, F., Erata, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2002 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria and green algae in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 18, 45-55. Keywords: cryopreservation; cyanobacteria; green algae; FDA staining method; NIES-Collection Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 144, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 257, 259, 261, 263, 266, 267, 268, 287, 288, 289, 290, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 329, 334, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 349, 351, 359, 360, 361, 362, 375, 378, 379, 380, 382, 384, 385, 390, 394, 396, 397, 398, 415, 416, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 464, 468, 469, 474, 478, 479, 480, 481, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 512, 514, 515, 522, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 604, 610, 628, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 672, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729 Otsuki, A., Watanabe, M. M., Sugahara, K. 1987 Chlorophyll pigments in methanol extracts from ten axenic cultured diatoms and three green algae as determined by reverse phase HPLC with fluorometric detection. J. Phycol., 23, 406-414. Keywords: chlorophyll c complex; chlorophyll pigments; diatoms; field desorption mass spectrometry; methanol extracts; reverse phase HPLC Strain(s): 16, 56, 71, 157, 225, 534 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1987.tb02526.x Watanabe, S. 1983 New and interesting green algae from soils of some Asian and Oceanian regions. Arch. Protistenk., 127, 223-270. Strain(s): 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 160, 3572, 3573, 4107 DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9365(83)80021-9 Watanabe, S. 2020 Reclassification of Chlamydomonas monticola as Heterochlamydomonas (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). Phycol. Res., 68, 332-335. Keywords: basal apparatus; 18S rDNA, naked swimming cells; parallel basa bodies; pyrenoid; soil alga; unequal flagella Strain(s): 157 DOI: 10.1111/pre.12431 Matsuoka, H. & Nakada, T. 2026 Heterochlamydomonas kakosmos comb. nov. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and its synonymy with H. callunae. Phycol. Res., , Keywords: 18S-ITS rDNA; authentic strain; clade Reinhardtinia; green algae; molecular phylogeny; morphology; taxonomy Strain(s): 157, 1722, 2246 DOI: 10.1111/pre.70037

Reference

Mori, F., Erata, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2002 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria and green algae in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 18, 45-55.
Keywords: cryopreservation; cyanobacteria; green algae; FDA staining method; NIES-Collection
Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 144, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 257, 259, 261, 263, 266, 267, 268, 287, 288, 289, 290, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 329, 334, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 349, 351, 359, 360, 361, 362, 375, 378, 379, 380, 382, 384, 385, 390, 394, 396, 397, 398, 415, 416, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 464, 468, 469, 474, 478, 479, 480, 481, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 512, 514, 515, 522, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 604, 610, 628, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 672, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729

Otsuki, A., Watanabe, M. M., Sugahara, K. 1987 Chlorophyll pigments in methanol extracts from ten axenic cultured diatoms and three green algae as determined by reverse phase HPLC with fluorometric detection. J. Phycol., 23, 406-414.
Keywords: chlorophyll c complex; chlorophyll pigments; diatoms; field desorption mass spectrometry; methanol extracts; reverse phase HPLC
Strain(s): 16, 56, 71, 157, 225, 534
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1987.tb02526.x

Watanabe, S. 1983 New and interesting green algae from soils of some Asian and Oceanian regions. Arch. Protistenk., 127, 223-270.
Strain(s): 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 160, 3572, 3573, 4107
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9365(83)80021-9

Watanabe, S. 2020 Reclassification of Chlamydomonas monticola as Heterochlamydomonas (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). Phycol. Res., 68, 332-335.
Keywords: basal apparatus; 18S rDNA, naked swimming cells; parallel basa bodies; pyrenoid; soil alga; unequal flagella
Strain(s): 157
DOI: 10.1111/pre.12431

Matsuoka, H. & Nakada, T. 2026 Heterochlamydomonas kakosmos comb. nov. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and its synonymy with H. callunae. Phycol. Res., ,
Keywords: 18S-ITS rDNA; authentic strain; clade Reinhardtinia; green algae; molecular phylogeny; morphology; taxonomy
Strain(s): 157, 1722, 2246
DOI: 10.1111/pre.70037

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