Strain number NIES-2897  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Mychonastes afer Krienitz, C.Bock, Dadheech & Proschold  
Synonym  
Former name Mychonastes sp.  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, Japan (2012-06-13)  
Latitude / Longitude 36.03583333 / 140.40361111 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Lake water)  
History < Sato, Mayumi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Sato, Mayumi (2012-06-14)  
Identified by Nozaki, Hisayoshi (Reidentify)  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  11-17 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  100 D  
Gene information 18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-28S ( LC853073 ) , rbcL ( LC853340 ) , atpB ( LC853355 ) , psaB ( LC853370 ) , psbC ( LC853385 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : KAS sort7  
Remarks Cryopreserved 
Movie  
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-2900
Mychonastes ariiae Green alga   Freshwater (River water) Authentic株 (Nozaki et al. 2025) ; Type specimen (NIES-50029, Holotype)  
NIES-3742
Mychonastes pushpae Green alga   Freshwater (Lake water)  
NIES-3743
Mychonastes kasaiae Green alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Authentic株 (Nozaki et al. 2025) ; Type specimen (NIES-50030, Holotype)  
Related strain information
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-4547
Mychonastes pushpae Green alga   Freshwater (Reservoir water)  
NIES-4546
Mychonastes homosphaera Green alga   Freshwater (Reservoir water)  
NIES-4569
Mychonastes hindakii Green alga   Freshwater (Reservoir water)  
Reference
Nozaki, H., Matsuzaki, R., Mori, F., Sato, M., Yamaguchi, H., Higashiyama, T., Kawachi, M., Tanabe, Y. 2025 Description of four new species of Mychonastes (Chlorophyceae) from Japanese freshwater habitats based on molecular and morphological data. Phycol. Res., 73, 35-48.
Keywords: freshwater green alga; molecular phylogeny; morphology; Mychonastes; Mychonastes ariiae sp. nov.; Mychonastes gigas sp. nov.; Mychonastes kasaiae sp. nov.; Mychonastes takamurae sp. nov.; species; taxonomy
Strain(s): 233423362339234023412897290037423743454645474569 
DOI: 10.1111/pre.12573

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