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Strain number NIES-55  
Phylum Streptophyta  
Class Zygnematophyceae  
Scientific name Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Desmid  
Locality (Date of collection) Katsuta, Ibaraki, Japan (1975-05-**)  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Paddy water)  
History < Watanabe, Makoto M.  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Makoto M. (1975-05-**)  
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  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics Heterothallic: Mating type (−) ; Mating group II C  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : IB-8-15  
Remarks Axenic 
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Related strain information
(Large number of orders and same genus or species)
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-258
Closterium aciculare Desmid   Freshwater (Lake water) Other water bloom ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (+) ; Crossing with NIES-259 and 260  
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-242
Pandorina morum Green alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-243 and 362  
NIES-666
Yamagishiella unicocca Green alga   Freshwater (Pond water) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-667  
NIES-217
Penium margaritaceum Desmid   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Heterothallic  
NIES-178
Closterium navicula Desmid   Freshwater (Stream sediment)  
NIES-163
Closterium calosporum Desmid   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Heterothallic: Mating type (−) ; Crossing with NIES-162, 164 and 165  
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): 192122232425262728293031323334353637383940414445465051525354555658596061626364656667686970737475767778798081878990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112119120122123125127128129130131132133134135137138139144147151152153154155156157158159160162163164165166167168170171172173174175176177178179180181182183185186187188189191192193194197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217224226227228229230231232241242243244245246248257259261263266267268287288289290294295297298299300301302303305306308309310312313329334337338339340341342349351359360361362375378379380382384385390394396397398415416418419421422423424425426427428429430431432433434436437438439440446447448449450451452453454455456457458459460464468469474478479480481503504505506507509510512514515522523524527528529530531532536537538539540541542543544545546564565566567568569570571572573574575576577578579580581582583584585592593594595596597598604610628630631632633634635636637638639640641642643644645646647648649650651652653654655656657658659660661662663664665666667672685686687688689690691692693694717718719720721722723724725726727728729 

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): 39454651525354555658596061626364656667686970261266268 

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): 51525354555658596061626364656970261 

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): 51525354555658596061626364656970261 
DOI: 10.1007/BF02489099

Tsuchikane, Y., Kobayashi, H., Kato, M., Watanabe, J., Wu, J. T., Sekimoto, H. 2018 Identification of a new mating group and reproductive isolation in the Closterium peracerosum–strigosum–littorale complex. J. Plant Res., 131, 735–746.
Keywords: Alga; Closterium; Mating group; Reproductive isolation; Sex pheromone; Speciation
Strain(s): 535455646566676826143194320 
PubMed: 29948484
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-018-1043-8

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