Strain number NIES-4008  
Phylum Dinophyta  
Class Dinophyceae  
Scientific name Pelagodinium beii (H.J.Spero) Siano, Montresor, Probert & Vargas  
Synonym Gymnodinium bei H.J.Spero  
Former name  
Common name Dinoflagellate  
Locality (Date of collection) Pacific Ocean (2013-07-18)  
Latitude / Longitude 33.25000000 / 144.83333333 
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine (Globigerinoides sacculifer)  
History < Kawachi, Masanobu  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Kawachi, Masanobu (2013-07-21)  
Identified by Kawachi, Masanobu  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  ESM  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  13-18 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  21 D  
Gene information 18S rRNA ( LC333575 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics Symbiotic  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : MR13-6  
Remarks  
Movie  
Reference
Takagi, H., Kimoto, K., Fujiki, T., Moriya, K. 2018 Effect of nutritional condition on photosymbiotic consortium of cultured Globigerinoides sacculifer (Rhizaria, Foraminifera). Symbiosis, 76, 25-39.
Keywords: Planktic foraminifers; Photosymbiosis; Symbiotic algae; Nutrition; Growth; Photophysiology
Strain(s): 4008 
PubMed: 30147222
DOI: 10.1007/s13199-017-0530-3

Hoshihara, A. Y., Fujiki, T., Shigeoka, S., Hirayama, M. 2022 Physiological response of the symbiotic dinoflagellate Pelagodinium béii to ultraviolet radiation: synthesis and accumulation of mycosporine-like amino acids. Symbiosis, 86, 281-292.
Keywords: Foraminifera; Ultraviolet radiation; Pelagodinium béii; Symbiotic algae; Mycosporine-like amino acids
Strain(s): 4008 
DOI: 10.1007/s13199-022-00839-y

Takagi, H & Sekine, S. 2026 Photosymbiosis and thermal tolerance: Insights from planktonic foraminifera and their dinoflagellates. Symbiosis, ,
Keywords: Photosymbiosis; Thermal tolerance; Planktonic foraminifera; Dinoflagellate; Photophysiology
Strain(s): 4008 
DOI: 10.1007/s13199-026-01122-0

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