Strain number NIES-3784  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Volvox africanus G.S.West  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga ; Volvocine alga  
Locality (Date of collection) (----)  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater  
History < Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Nozaki, Hisayoshi (2014-11-28)  
Identified by Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2022 Apr]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6/2AF-6/3  
Temperature:  24 C
Light intensity:  13-16 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  1 M  
Gene information  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; F1 clone of NIES-3780 ; Homothallic ; Monoecious with male ; Oogamy  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : VO4-F1-1  
Remarks Axenic; Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1" 
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-3785
Volvox reticuliferus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater Phototaxis ; F1 progeny strain of NIES-3781, 3782 and 3783 ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female ; Genome decoded strain (Yamamoto et al. 2021)  
NIES-4029
Volvox ferrisii Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Pond water) Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious ; Oogamy ; Resting zygote forming  
NIES-241
Volvox aureus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Pond sediment) Phototaxis ; Fertility lost  
NIES-694
Volvox aureus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Stream water) Other water bloom ; Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy  
NIES-3780
Volvox africanus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious with male ; Oogamy ; F1 strain (NIES-3784) ; Genome decoded strain (Yamamoto et al. 2021)  
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
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)  
NIES-3781
Volvox reticuliferus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Male ; F1 strains (NIES-3785, 3786)  
NIES-3783
Volvox reticuliferus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Male ; F1 strains (NIES-3785, 3786)  
NIES-863
Volvox reticuliferus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female  
Reference
Nozaki, H., Matsuzaki, R., Yamamoto, K., Kawachi, M., Takahashi, F. 2015 Delineating a new heterothallic species of Volvox (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyceae) using new strains of “Volvox africanus”. PLoS One, 10, e0142632 (article ID).
Strain(s): 8633780378137823783378437853786 
PubMed: 26562165
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142632

Yamamoto, K., Hamaji, T., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Matsuzaki, R., Takahashi, F., Nishimura, Y., Kawachi, M., Noguchi, H., Minakuchi, YY., Umen, J. G., Toyoda, A., Nozaki, H. 2021 Three genomes in the algal genus Volvox reveal the fate of a haploid sex-determining region after a transition to homothallism. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 118, e2100712118 (article ID).
Keywords: Volvox; evolution; heterothallism; homothallism; sex
Strain(s): 3780378137823783378437853786 
PubMed: 34011609
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2100712118

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