Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-52
Phylum		Streptophyta
Class		Zygnematophyceae
Scientific name		Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex
Synonym
Former name
Common name		Desmid
Locality (Date of collection)		Katsuta, Ibaraki, Japan (1974-08-**)
Latitude / Longitude
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Paddy water)
History		< Watanabe, Makoto M.
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Watanabe, Makoto M. (1974-08-**)
Identified by		Watanabe, Makoto M.
State of strain		Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2017 Nov]
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: C Temperature: 15 (20) C Light intensity: 7-14 (10-17) µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 3 M (21 D)
Gene information		18S rRNA ( AF352226 )
Cell size (min - max)
Organization		Unicellular
Characteristics		Heterothallic: Mating type (−) ; Mating group II A
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : IB-4-9
Remarks		Axenic
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Related strain information (Large number of orders and same genus or species)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-64	Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex	Desmid	Freshwater (Lake water)	Heterothallic: Mating type (−) ; Mating group II B
NIES-65	Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex	Desmid	Freshwater (Lake water)	Heterothallic: Mating type (+) ; Mating group II B
NIES-67	Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex	Desmid	Freshwater (Pool soil)	Heterothallic: Mating type (+) ; Mating group I B ; Genome decoded strain (Sekimoto et al. 2023)
NIES-53	Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex	Desmid	Freshwater (Paddy water)	Heterothallic: Mating type (+) ; Mating group II A
NIES-68	Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex	Desmid	Freshwater (Pool soil)	Heterothallic: Mating type (−) ; Mating group I B ; Genome decoded strain (Sekimoto et al. 2023)

Related strain information (Whose relevance due to simultaneous purchases and other information is inferred by AI)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-228	Closterium ehrenbergii	Desmid	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Heterothallic ; Mating type (+) ; Mating group B ; Crossing with NIES-229
NIES-229	Closterium ehrenbergii	Desmid	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Heterothallic ; Mating type (−) ; Mating group B ; Crossing with NIES-228

Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-92	Tetradesmus acuminatus	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)
NIES-565	Astrephomene perforata	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-564
NIES-266	Scytonematopsis crustacea	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Marine (Seawater)
NIES-119	Tetradesmus dimorphus	Green alga	Freshwater (Bog water)
NIES-453	Dictyosphaerium pulchellum	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)

Reference
Denboh, T., Hendrayanti, D., Ichimura, T. 2001 Monophyly of the genus Closterium and the order Desmidiales (Charophyceae, Chlorophyta) inferred from nuclear small subunit rDNA data. J. Phycol., 37, 1063-1072. Keywords: Charophyceae; Closterium; desmid; molecular phylogeny; placoderm; SSU rDNA; Zygnematales Strain(s): 52, 125, 165, 170, 174, 175, 180, 181, 185, 187, 188, 191, 194, 198, 199, 200, 339, 449 DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2001.00146.x 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 Shatari, Y. & Ogawa, S. 2001 Observation of cell division in Closterium (Zygnematales, Chlorophyta) and its application to the teaching materials in high school biology. Jpn. J. Biol. Educ., 41, 90-99 (in Japanese with English summary). Keywords: asexual reproduction; cell division; Closterium; teaching material Strain(s): 52, 182 Watanabe, M. M. 1977 Biosystematics in Closterium of sexual unicellular green algae and Calothrix and Spirulina of asexual filamentous blue-green algae, with special reference to the analyses of natural populations. Thesis D. Sci., Hokkaido University, 114 pp., 28 tables, 54 figs. Strain(s): 39, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 261, 266, 268 Watanabe, M. M. & Ichimura, T. 1978 Biosystematic studies of the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex. II. Reproductive isolation and morphological variation among several populations from the Northern Kanto area in Japan. Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 91, 1-10. Strain(s): 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, 70, 261 Watanabe, M. M. & Ichimura, T. 1978 Biosystematic studies of the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex. III. Degrees of sexual isolation among the three population groups from the Northern Kanto area. Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 91, 11-24. Strain(s): 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, 70, 261 DOI: 10.1007/BF02489099 Watanabe, M. M. & Ichimura, T. 1982 Biosystematic studies of the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex. IV. Hybrid breakdown between two closely related groups, Group II-A and Group II-B. Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 95, 241-247. Keywords: Closterium; fertility; hybrid breakdown; post-zygotic isolating mechanism; viability Strain(s): 51, 52, 53, 64, 65 DOI: 10.1007/BF02488536 Tsuchikane, Y., Watanabe, M., Kawaguchi, Y. W., Uehara, K., Nishiyama, T., Sekimoto, H., Tsuchimatsu, T. 2024 Diversity of genome size and chromosome number in homothallic and heterothallic strains of the Closterium peracerosum–strigosum–littorale complex (Desmidiales, Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta). J. Phycol., 60, 654-667. Keywords: Closterium; flow cytometry; genome size; heterothallism; homothallism; sexual reproduction Strain(s): 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 261, 2666, 4319, 4320, 4321, 4322, 4548, 4549, 4550, 4551, 4552, 4581, 4582, 4583, 4584 PubMed: 38678594 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13457

Reference

Denboh, T., Hendrayanti, D., Ichimura, T. 2001 Monophyly of the genus Closterium and the order Desmidiales (Charophyceae, Chlorophyta) inferred from nuclear small subunit rDNA data. J. Phycol., 37, 1063-1072.
Keywords: Charophyceae; Closterium; desmid; molecular phylogeny; placoderm; SSU rDNA; Zygnematales
Strain(s): 52, 125, 165, 170, 174, 175, 180, 181, 185, 187, 188, 191, 194, 198, 199, 200, 339, 449
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2001.00146.x

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

Shatari, Y. & Ogawa, S. 2001 Observation of cell division in Closterium (Zygnematales, Chlorophyta) and its application to the teaching materials in high school biology. Jpn. J. Biol. Educ., 41, 90-99 (in Japanese with English summary).
Keywords: asexual reproduction; cell division; Closterium; teaching material
Strain(s): 52, 182

Watanabe, M. M. 1977 Biosystematics in Closterium of sexual unicellular green algae and Calothrix and Spirulina of asexual filamentous blue-green algae, with special reference to the analyses of natural populations. Thesis D. Sci., Hokkaido University, 114 pp., 28 tables, 54 figs.
Strain(s): 39, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 261, 266, 268

Watanabe, M. M. & Ichimura, T. 1978 Biosystematic studies of the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex. II. Reproductive isolation and morphological variation among several populations from the Northern Kanto area in Japan. Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 91, 1-10.
Strain(s): 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, 70, 261

Watanabe, M. M. & Ichimura, T. 1978 Biosystematic studies of the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex. III. Degrees of sexual isolation among the three population groups from the Northern Kanto area. Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 91, 11-24.
Strain(s): 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, 70, 261
DOI: 10.1007/BF02489099

Watanabe, M. M. & Ichimura, T. 1982 Biosystematic studies of the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex. IV. Hybrid breakdown between two closely related groups, Group II-A and Group II-B. Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 95, 241-247.
Keywords: Closterium; fertility; hybrid breakdown; post-zygotic isolating mechanism; viability
Strain(s): 51, 52, 53, 64, 65
DOI: 10.1007/BF02488536

Tsuchikane, Y., Watanabe, M., Kawaguchi, Y. W., Uehara, K., Nishiyama, T., Sekimoto, H., Tsuchimatsu, T. 2024 Diversity of genome size and chromosome number in homothallic and heterothallic strains of the Closterium peracerosum–strigosum–littorale complex (Desmidiales, Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta). J. Phycol., 60, 654-667.
Keywords: Closterium; flow cytometry; genome size; heterothallism; homothallism; sexual reproduction
Strain(s): 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 261, 2666, 4319, 4320, 4321, 4322, 4548, 4549, 4550, 4551, 4552, 4581, 4582, 4583, 4584
PubMed: 38678594
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13457

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