Strain number NIES-4121  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Gonium pectorale O.F.Müller  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Refer to NIES-1710 and NIES-1711  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater  
History < Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Nozaki, Hisayoshi (2014-12-15)  
Identified by Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2018 Mar]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  10 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  40 D  
Gene information  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; F1 clone of NIES-1710 x 1711 ; Heterothallic  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : 2014-0520-F1-4  
Remarks Cryopreserved; Axenic 
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-469
Gonium pectorale Green alga   Freshwater (Pond water) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-468  
NIES-569
Gonium pectorale Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-570  
NIES-737
Gonium multicoccum Green alga   Phototaxis ; F1 clone of UTEX 2579  
NIES-645
Gonium pectorale Green alga   Freshwater (Pond sediment) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+)  
Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-570
Gonium pectorale Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-569  
NIES-288
Gonium viridistellatum Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-289 and 290  
NIES-2261
Gonium pectorale Green alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (+)  
NIES-852
Gonium octonarium Green alga   Phototaxis  
NIES-851
Gonium octonarium Green alga   Phototaxis  
Reference
Arakaki, Y., Fujiwara, T., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Kawafune, K., Featherston, J., Durand, P. M., Miyagishima, S., Nozaki, H. 2017 Evolution of cytokinesis-related protein localization during the emergence of multicellularity in volvocine green algae. BMC Evol. Biol., 17, 243 (article ID).
Keywords: Multicellularity; Volvocine algae; Tetrabaena socialis; DRP1
Strain(s): 5714121 
PubMed: 29212441
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-017-1091-z

Nozaki, H., Mori, F., Tanaka, Y., Matsuzaki, R., Yamaguchi, H., Kawachi, M. 2022 Cryopreservation of vegetative cells and zygotes of the multicellular volvocine green alga Gonium pectorale. BMC Microbiol., 22, 103 (article ID).
Strain(s): 2882904684695695706456466526536546557378518528852261226341214499450045014502 
PubMed: 35421922
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-022-02519-9

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