Strain number NIES-3725  
Phylum Amoebozoa  
Class Discosea  
Scientific name Korotnevella jeppesenii Van Wichelen & Vanormelingen  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name  
Locality (Date of collection) Drie vijvers Pond, De Panne, Belgium (2014-09-08)  
Latitude / Longitude 51.07444444 / 2.56275 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Pond Water)  
History < Van Wichelen, Jeroen < Vanormelingen, Pieter  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Vanormelingen, Pieter (2014-09-12)  
Identified by Van Wichelen, Jeroen  
State of strain Subculture; Mixed (Microcystis aeruginosa NIES-3730 as food)  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  WC  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  1-3 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  1 M  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( KP719186 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization  
Characteristics Predator of water bloom–forming species ; Phagotrophic ; Planktonic ; Epiphytic ; Authentic strain (Van Wichelen et al. 2016)  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : A4DVDPB  
Remarks  
Movie  
Related strain information
(Large number of orders and same genus or species)
Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-3767
Vannella simplex   Freshwater (Pond Water) predator of water bloom–forming species ; Phagotrophic ; Planktonic ; Epiphytic ; Resting spore-forming  
NIES-3722
Angulamoeba microcystivorans   Freshwater (Pond Water) Predator of water bloom–forming species ; Phagotrophic ; Planktonic ; Epiphytic ; Authentic strain (Berney et al. 2015) ; Resting spore-forming  
NIES-3766
Vannella simplex   Freshwater (Pond Water) predator of water bloom–forming species ; Phagotrophic ; Planktonic ; Epiphytic ; Resting spore-forming  
NIES-3723
Copromyxa microcystidis   Freshwater (Water) Predator of water bloom–forming species ; Phagotrophic ; Planktonic ; Epiphytic ; Authentic strain (Van Wichelen et al. 2016) ; Resting spore-forming  
NIES-3730
Microcystis aeruginosa Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria   Freshwater (Pond Water) Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko)  
Reference
Van Wichelen, J., D'hondt, S., Claeys, M., Vyverman, W., Berney, C., Bass, D., Vanormelingen, P. 2016 A hotspot of amoebae diversity: 8 new naked amoebae associated with the planktonic bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis. Acta Protozool., 55, 61-87.
Keywords: Naked amoebae; Microcystis; morphology; 18S rDNA; harmful algal blooms; grazing; Europe
Strain(s): 37223723372537263729373037663767 
DOI: 10.4467/16890027AP.16.007.4942

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