Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-545
Phylum		Chlorophyta
Class		Chlorophyceae
Scientific name		Volvulina steinii Playfair
Synonym
Former name
Common name		Green alga
Locality (Date of collection)		Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan (1980-12-**)
Latitude / Longitude		35.271286 / 139.600715
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Paddy soil)
History		< Nozaki, Hisayoshi
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Nozaki, Hisayoshi (1981-01-07)
Identified by		Nozaki, Hisayoshi
State of strain		Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2017 Dec]
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: VTAC Temperature: 20 C Light intensity: 21 µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 2 M
Gene information		18S rRNA ( LC086366 ) , atpB ( AB044173 ) , rbcL ( AB044159 ) , psaA ( AB044222 ) , psaB ( AB044448 ) , psbC ( AB044500 )
Cell size (min - max)
Organization		Colonial; Flagellate
Characteristics		Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-546
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : 1107-5 (-)
Remarks		Cryopreserved; Axenic
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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-4471	Volvulina steinii	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamou ; Resting spore-forming
NIES-896	Volvulina steinii	Green alga	Freshwater (Ditch mud)	Mixotrophic ; Osmotrophic ; Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous
NIES-584	Volvulina steinii	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-585
NIES-585	Volvulina steinii	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-584
NIES-546	Volvulina steinii	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-545

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-893	Volvulina boldii	Green alga		Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+)
NIES-895	Volvulina pringsheimii	Green alga	Terrestrial (Rock)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous
NIES-2567	Volvulina compacta	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)	Phototaxis
NIES-582	Volvulina compacta	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-583

Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-106	Microcystis aeruginosa	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; Large cell size ; ST1 (Tanabe et al. 2007)
NIES-4246	Chlamydomonas sp.	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis
NIES-655	Gonium viridistellatum	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−)
NIES-436	Characium polymorphum	Green alga	Freshwater (Pond sediment)
NIES-751	Chlorogonium elongatum	Green alga	Freshwater (Pond water)	Authentic strain ; Type specimen (NIES-50002, Epitype)

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 Nozaki, H. 1982 Morphology and reproduction of Japanese Volvulina steinii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). J. Jpn. Bot., 57, 105-113, pls. 3-4. Strain(s): 545, 546, 896, 897, 898 Nozaki, H., Hara, Y., Kasaki, H. 1987 Light and electron microscopy of pyrenoids and species delimitation in Volvulina (Chlorophyta, Volvocaceae). J. Phycol., 23, 359-364. Keywords: Chlorophyta; culture age; pyrenoid; pyrenoid development; taxonomy; ultrastructure; Volvocaceae; Volvulina pringsheimii; Volvulina steinii Strain(s): 545, 896, 897, 898 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1987.tb04145.x Nozaki, H., Misawa, K., Kajita, T., Kato, M., Nohara, S., Watanabe, M. M. 2000 Origin and evolution of the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyceae) as inferred from multiple, chloroplast gene sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 17, 256-268. Strain(s): 418, 456, 460, 474, 541, 545, 564, 566, 569, 571, 572, 574, 577, 582, 653, 654, 666, 720, 721, 722, 724, 725, 727, 728, 730, 731, 732, 734, 735, 736, 737, 851, 854, 872, 882, 884, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 893, 895, 896, 898 PubMed: 11083939 DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0831 Nakazawa, A. & Nishii, I. 2012 Amidic and acetonic cryoprotectants improve cryopreservation of volvocine green algae. CryoLetters, 33, 201-212. Keywords: cryopreservation; dimethylformamide; hydroxyacetone; Volvocaceae; Volvox; Chlamydomonas Strain(s): 418, 468, 545, 564, 574, 717, 721, 728, 729, 730, 731, 1331, 1361, 1710, 2236 PubMed: 22825787 Ando, T., Otsuka, S., Nishiyama, M., Sendo, K., Watanabe, M. M., Matsumoto, S. 2003 Toxic effects of dichloromethane and trichloroethlene on the growth of planktonic green algae, Chlorella vulgaris NIES227, Selenastrum capricornutum NIES35, and Volvulina steinii NIES545. Microbes Environ., 18, 43-46. Keywords: algal growth potential (AGP); bioindicator; dichloromethane; organic solvents; trichloroethlene Strain(s): 35, 227, 545 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.18.43 Nakada, T., Ito, T., Tomita, M. 2016 18S ribosomal RNA gene phylogeny of a colonial volvocalean lineage (Tetrabanaceae-Goniaceae-Volvocaceae, Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and its close relatives. J. Jpn. Bot., 91, 345-354. Keywords: 18S rRNA; colonial; green algae; molecular phylogeny; unicellular; Volvocales Strain(s): 418, 456, 460, 474, 541, 544, 545, 564, 566, 571, 654, 666, 721, 725, 728, 735, 737, 867, 877, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 1362, 2242, 2246, 2266, 2567, 3388, 4126 Hanschen, E. R., Herron, M. D., Wiens, J. J., Nozaki, H., Michod, R. E. 2018 Repeated evolution and reversibilityof self-fertilization in the volvocinegreen algae. Evolution, 72, 386-398. Keywords: Haploid; phylogenetics; self-fertilization; sex; sexual reproduction; volvocine green algae Strain(s): 289, 418, 456, 458, 460, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 851, 856, 857, 872, 875, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 883, 891, 892, 1038, 1362, 1711, 1713, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782 PubMed: 29134623 DOI: 10.1111/evo.13394 Hanschen, E. R., Herron, M. D., Wiens, J. J., Nozaki, H., Michod, R. E. 2018 Multicellularity drives the evolution of sexual traits. Am. Nat., 192, E93-E10. Keywords: sex; volvocine green algae; multicellularity; ancestral state; reconstruction; anisogamy; sexual dimorphism Strain(s): 289, 418, 421, 456, 458, 460, 522, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 751, 851, 856, 857, 872, 875, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 883, 891, 892, 1038, 1362, 1711, 1713, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782 PubMed: 30125231 DOI: 10.1086/698301 Nakada, T., Tsuchida, Y., Tomita, M. 2019 Improved taxon sampling and multigene phylogeny of unicellular chlamydomonads closely related to the colonial volvocalean lineage Tetrabaenaceae-Goniaceae-Volvocaceae (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 130 1-8. Keywords: Alga; Chlamydomonas; Colony evolution; Multigene phylogeny; Vitreochlamys; Zoosporangium Strain(s): 418, 437, 456, 460, 474, 541, 544, 545, 564, 566, 569, 571, 577, 654, 666, 721, 725, 728, 735, 737, 867, 879, 880, 882, 883, 887, 1362, 1858, 2462, 2567, 3383, 3388, 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, 4245, 4246, 4247, 4248, 4249, 4250, 4251, 4252, 4253, 4254, 4255, 4256 PubMed: 30266459 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.09.013 Widyaningrum, D., Iida, D., Tanabe, Y., Hayashi, Y., Kurniasih, S. D., Ohama, T. 2019 Acutely induced cell mortality in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Chlorophyceae) following exposure to acrylic resin nanoparticles. J. Phycol., 55, 118-133. Keywords: abnormal swimming behavior; cell mortality; cell wall damage; Chlamydomonas rein-hardtii; poly(isobutyl-cyanoacrylate) nanoparticles; ROS Strain(s): 35, 144, 362, 418, 421, 432, 438, 456, 545, 571, 732, 737, 858, 1022, 1048, 1848, 2150, 2169, 2201, 2202, 2208, 2209, 2212, 2280, 2352, 2462, 2578 PubMed: 30304548 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12798 Hanschen, E. R., Davison, D. R., Ferris, P. J., Michod, R. E. 2018 On the rediscovery of Volvox perglobator (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and the evolution of outcrossing from self-fertilization. Evol. Ecol. Res., 19, 299-318. Keywords: homothallism; phylogenetics; reversion; self-fertilization; sexual reproduction; volvocine green algae Strain(s): 289, 421, 456, 458, 460, 474, 522, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 751, 851, 856, 872, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 1038, 1122, 1140, 1148, 1156, 1157, 1362, 1708, 1711, 1713, 1859, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782, 3986, 4145, 4258, 4259, 4260 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 Ueki, N. & Wakabayashi, K. 2025 Multicellularity and increasing Reynolds number impact on the evolutionary shift in flash-induced ciliary response in Volvocales. BMC Ecol. Evol., 24, 119 (article ID). Strain(s): 544, 545, 564, 571, 574, 576, 717, 728, 730, 731, 734, 867, 868, 882, 891, 1711, 2569, 3780, 3785, 4029, 4127, 4270, 4662 PubMed: 39277710 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-024-02307-1

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

Nozaki, H. 1982 Morphology and reproduction of Japanese Volvulina steinii (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). J. Jpn. Bot., 57, 105-113, pls. 3-4.
Strain(s): 545, 546, 896, 897, 898

Nozaki, H., Hara, Y., Kasaki, H. 1987 Light and electron microscopy of pyrenoids and species delimitation in Volvulina (Chlorophyta, Volvocaceae). J. Phycol., 23, 359-364.
Keywords: Chlorophyta; culture age; pyrenoid; pyrenoid development; taxonomy; ultrastructure; Volvocaceae; Volvulina pringsheimii; Volvulina steinii
Strain(s): 545, 896, 897, 898
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1987.tb04145.x

Nozaki, H., Misawa, K., Kajita, T., Kato, M., Nohara, S., Watanabe, M. M. 2000 Origin and evolution of the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyceae) as inferred from multiple, chloroplast gene sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 17, 256-268.
Strain(s): 418, 456, 460, 474, 541, 545, 564, 566, 569, 571, 572, 574, 577, 582, 653, 654, 666, 720, 721, 722, 724, 725, 727, 728, 730, 731, 732, 734, 735, 736, 737, 851, 854, 872, 882, 884, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 893, 895, 896, 898
PubMed: 11083939
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0831

Nakazawa, A. & Nishii, I. 2012 Amidic and acetonic cryoprotectants improve cryopreservation of volvocine green algae. CryoLetters, 33, 201-212.
Keywords: cryopreservation; dimethylformamide; hydroxyacetone; Volvocaceae; Volvox; Chlamydomonas
Strain(s): 418, 468, 545, 564, 574, 717, 721, 728, 729, 730, 731, 1331, 1361, 1710, 2236
PubMed: 22825787

Ando, T., Otsuka, S., Nishiyama, M., Sendo, K., Watanabe, M. M., Matsumoto, S. 2003 Toxic effects of dichloromethane and trichloroethlene on the growth of planktonic green algae, Chlorella vulgaris NIES227, Selenastrum capricornutum NIES35, and Volvulina steinii NIES545. Microbes Environ., 18, 43-46.
Keywords: algal growth potential (AGP); bioindicator; dichloromethane; organic solvents; trichloroethlene
Strain(s): 35, 227, 545
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.18.43

Nakada, T., Ito, T., Tomita, M. 2016 18S ribosomal RNA gene phylogeny of a colonial volvocalean lineage (Tetrabanaceae-Goniaceae-Volvocaceae, Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and its close relatives. J. Jpn. Bot., 91, 345-354.
Keywords: 18S rRNA; colonial; green algae; molecular phylogeny; unicellular; Volvocales
Strain(s): 418, 456, 460, 474, 541, 544, 545, 564, 566, 571, 654, 666, 721, 725, 728, 735, 737, 867, 877, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 1362, 2242, 2246, 2266, 2567, 3388, 4126

Hanschen, E. R., Herron, M. D., Wiens, J. J., Nozaki, H., Michod, R. E. 2018 Repeated evolution and reversibilityof self-fertilization in the volvocinegreen algae. Evolution, 72, 386-398.
Keywords: Haploid; phylogenetics; self-fertilization; sex; sexual reproduction; volvocine green algae
Strain(s): 289, 418, 456, 458, 460, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 851, 856, 857, 872, 875, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 883, 891, 892, 1038, 1362, 1711, 1713, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782
PubMed: 29134623
DOI: 10.1111/evo.13394

Hanschen, E. R., Herron, M. D., Wiens, J. J., Nozaki, H., Michod, R. E. 2018 Multicellularity drives the evolution of sexual traits. Am. Nat., 192, E93-E10.
Keywords: sex; volvocine green algae; multicellularity; ancestral state; reconstruction; anisogamy; sexual dimorphism
Strain(s): 289, 418, 421, 456, 458, 460, 522, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 751, 851, 856, 857, 872, 875, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 883, 891, 892, 1038, 1362, 1711, 1713, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782
PubMed: 30125231
DOI: 10.1086/698301

Nakada, T., Tsuchida, Y., Tomita, M. 2019 Improved taxon sampling and multigene phylogeny of unicellular chlamydomonads closely related to the colonial volvocalean lineage Tetrabaenaceae-Goniaceae-Volvocaceae (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 130 1-8.
Keywords: Alga; Chlamydomonas; Colony evolution; Multigene phylogeny; Vitreochlamys; Zoosporangium
Strain(s): 418, 437, 456, 460, 474, 541, 544, 545, 564, 566, 569, 571, 577, 654, 666, 721, 725, 728, 735, 737, 867, 879, 880, 882, 883, 887, 1362, 1858, 2462, 2567, 3383, 3388, 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, 4245, 4246, 4247, 4248, 4249, 4250, 4251, 4252, 4253, 4254, 4255, 4256
PubMed: 30266459
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.09.013

Widyaningrum, D., Iida, D., Tanabe, Y., Hayashi, Y., Kurniasih, S. D., Ohama, T. 2019 Acutely induced cell mortality in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Chlorophyceae) following exposure to acrylic resin nanoparticles. J. Phycol., 55, 118-133.
Keywords: abnormal swimming behavior; cell mortality; cell wall damage; Chlamydomonas rein-hardtii; poly(isobutyl-cyanoacrylate) nanoparticles; ROS
Strain(s): 35, 144, 362, 418, 421, 432, 438, 456, 545, 571, 732, 737, 858, 1022, 1048, 1848, 2150, 2169, 2201, 2202, 2208, 2209, 2212, 2280, 2352, 2462, 2578
PubMed: 30304548
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12798

Hanschen, E. R., Davison, D. R., Ferris, P. J., Michod, R. E. 2018 On the rediscovery of Volvox perglobator (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and the evolution of outcrossing from self-fertilization. Evol. Ecol. Res., 19, 299-318.
Keywords: homothallism; phylogenetics; reversion; self-fertilization; sexual reproduction; volvocine green algae
Strain(s): 289, 421, 456, 458, 460, 474, 522, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 751, 851, 856, 872, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 1038, 1122, 1140, 1148, 1156, 1157, 1362, 1708, 1711, 1713, 1859, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782, 3986, 4145, 4258, 4259, 4260

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

Ueki, N. & Wakabayashi, K. 2025 Multicellularity and increasing Reynolds number impact on the evolutionary shift in flash-induced ciliary response in Volvocales. BMC Ecol. Evol., 24, 119 (article ID).
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