Strain number NIES-4208  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Volvox carteri F.Stein f. nagariensis M.O.P.Iyengar  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga ; Volvocine alga  
Locality (Date of collection) nearby Taipei, Taiwan (2016-05-25)  
Latitude / Longitude 25.01458611 / 121.92593888 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater  
History < Ueki, Noriko; Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Ueki, Noriko (2016-06-10)  
Identified by Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2022 Mar]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature:  24 C
Light intensity:  13-16 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  1 M  
Gene information ITS-2 ( LC376034 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; Dioecious ; Male  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : 2016-tw-nuk-6-1  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1"; Axenic 
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-693
Volvox aureus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Stream water) Other water bloom ; Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy  
NIES-867
Volvox gigas Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female  
NIES-4270
Volvox dissipatrix Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Bog water) Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious  
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)  
NIES-891
Volvox aureus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Phototaxis  

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