Strain Data
Strain number NIES-2735  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Eudorina sp.  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Ta-Tung Tsun, Guan-Yin Hsiang, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan (2006-07-03)  
Latitude / Longitude 25.00905555 / 121.13316666 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Pond water)  
History < Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Nozaki, Hisayoshi (2006-07-03)  
Identified by Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition) 		Medium:  AF-6 ;  VTAC  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  12-15 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  1 M  
Gene information rbcL ( AB458679 ) , MID ( LC274881 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Flagellate 
Characteristics Mixotrophic ; Osmotrophic ; Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Anisogamous, Mating type (male) ; Resting zygote forming (Yamada et al. 2008) ; F1 strains (NIES-3984, 3985, 4018, 4100)  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : 2006-703-Eu-15  
Remarks Cryopreserved 
Movie  
Related strain information
(Large number of orders and same genus or species)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-717
 		Eudorina elegans Green alga   Freshwater (Pond soil) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic  
NIES-720
 		Eudorina elegans Green alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic  
NIES-721
 		Eudorina elegans Green alga   Freshwater (Pond water) Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious  
NIES-459
 		Eudorina illinoisensis Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (female) ; Crosses with NIES-460  
NIES-351
 		Eudorina elegans Green alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Phototaxis ; 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-856
 		Eudorina minodii Green alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Dioecious ; Anisogamou  
NIES-460
 		Eudorina illinoisensis Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (male) ; Crosses with NIES-459  
NIES-456
 		Eudorina elegans Green alga   Freshwater (Moat water) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (male) ; Crosses with NIES-457  
Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-3382
 		Colemanosphaera angeleri Green alga   Freshwater (Pond sediment) Planktonic ; Authentic strain (Nakada et al. 2014)  
NIES-1363
 		Pleodorina starrii Green alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Other water bloom ; Phototaxis ; Authentic strain (Nozaki et al. 2006) ; Heterothallic ; Anisogamous ; Male ; Genome decoded strain (Takahashi et al. 2003;（ Smith et al. 2013)  
NIES-1710
 		Gonium pectorale Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Cosmopolitan ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-1711 ; F1 strains (NIES-4121, 4499-4502) ; F3 strain (NIES-2863)  
NIES-2569
 		Volvox ovalis Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Water) Phototaxis ; Authentic strain  
NIES-3786
 		Volvox reticuliferus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater Phototaxis ; F1 progeny strain of NIES-3781, 3782 and 3783 ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Male ; Genome decoded strain (Yamamoto et al. 2021)  
Reference
Yamada, T. K., Tsuchikane, Y., Wu, J.-T., Sekimoto, H., Miyaji, K., Nozaki, H. 2008 Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Eudorina sp. (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyceae) from Taiwan. Hikobia, 15, 135-143.
Keywords: Eudorina elegans; Eudorina minodii; Eudorina unicocca; Eudorina peripheralis; Chlorophyceae; molecular phylogeny; morpholohy; taxsonomy; Volvocales
Strain(s): 724,  725,  726,  1858,  2734,  2735 

Yamagishi, S., Yamamoto, K., Takahashi, K., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Suzuki, S., Matsuzaki, R., Yamaguchi, H., Kawachi, M., Higashiyama, T., Nozaki, H. 2024 Evolutionary analysis of MID homologs during the transition from homothallic species to heterothallic species in Volvox sect. Volvox (Chlorophyceae). Phycol. Res., 72, 46-55.
Keywords: male gamete; mating system; minus dominance gene (MID); molecular evolution; sex; sperm packet; volvocine green algae
Strain(s): 289,  456,  460,  541,  544,  545,  569,  572,  574,  582,  652,  653,  654,  732,  851,  852,  857,  872,  891,  892,  1362,  1363,  1708,  1710,  1859,  2457,  2569,  2735,  2736,  2740,  3382,  3383,  3780,  3782,  3786,  3874,  3984,  3986,  3988,  4021,  4025,  4336,  4432,  4535,  4536,  4537 
DOI: 10.1111/pre.12538

Kawai-Toyooka, H., Ono, M., Hamaji, T., Nozaki, H., Hirono, M. 2025 Synergistic effects of proteinaceous pheromone and nitrogen starvation on male gametogenesis in the anisogamous volvocine alga Eudorina. PLoS One, 20, e0326066 (article ID).
Strain(s): 2734,  2735,  4100,  4564,  4565,  4567,  4568 
PubMed: 41270121
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326066

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