Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-197
Phylum		Streptophyta
Class		Zygnematophyceae
Scientific name		Closterium spinosporum Hodgetts var. spinosporum
Synonym
Former name
Common name		Desmid
Locality (Date of collection)		Tsukude, Aichi, Japan (1972-10-**)
Latitude / Longitude
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Paddy soil)
History		< Watanabe, Masayuki
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Watanabe, Makoto M.
Identified by		Watanabe, Masayuki
State of strain		Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: CA Temperature: 20 (20) C Light intensity: 4-8 (10-17) µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 3 M (1 M)
Gene information
Cell size (min - max)
Organization		Unicellular
Characteristics		Homothallic
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : A-13-4
Remarks
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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-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
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-68	Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex	Desmid	Freshwater (Pool soil)	Heterothallic: Mating type (−) ; Mating group I B ; Genome decoded strain (Sekimoto et al. 2023)
NIES-172	Closterium moniliferum	Desmid		Homothallic

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-65	Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex	Desmid	Freshwater (Lake water)	Heterothallic: Mating type (+) ; Mating group II B

Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-446	Chlamydomonas tetragama	Green alga	Freshwater (Pond water)	Phototaxis ; Authentic strain, Neotype (Nozaki et al. 1996)
NIES-666	Yamagishiella unicocca	Green alga	Freshwater (Pond water)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-667
NIES-339	Closterium selenastrum	Desmid	Freshwater (Rush field soil)	Homothallic
NIES-112	Microcystis aeruginosa	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; ST16 (Tanabe et al. 2007)
NIES-208	Oscillatoria rosea	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Marine (Seawater)	Genome decoded strain (Zhu et al. 2017)

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 Watanabe, M. 1978 A taxonomic study of the Closterium calosporum complex (1). Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus., Ser. B (Bot.), 4, 133-154, pls. 1-8. Strain(s): 163, 164, 165, 168, 171, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 339, 341 Watanabe, M. 1979 A taxonomic study of the Closterium calosporum complex (2). Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus., Ser. B (Bot.), 5, 1-23, pls. 9-11. Strain(s): 163, 164, 165, 168, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 194, 197, 339, 340, 341

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

Watanabe, M. 1978 A taxonomic study of the Closterium calosporum complex (1). Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus., Ser. B (Bot.), 4, 133-154, pls. 1-8.
Strain(s): 163, 164, 165, 168, 171, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 339, 341

Watanabe, M. 1979 A taxonomic study of the Closterium calosporum complex (2). Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus., Ser. B (Bot.), 5, 1-23, pls. 9-11.
Strain(s): 163, 164, 165, 168, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 194, 197, 339, 340, 341

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