Strain number NIES-4259  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Volvox perglobator J.H.Powers  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga ; Volvocine alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Reid Park, Tucson, Arizona, USA (2012-10-27)  
Latitude / Longitude 32.20988888 /  
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Pond water)  
History < Ferris, Patrick J.; Hanschen, Erik R.  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Ferris, Patrick J.; Hanschen, Erik R. (2012-10-27)  
Identified by Ferris, Patrick J.  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2020 Aug]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6  
Temperature:  21 C
Light intensity:  15 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  1 M  
Gene information act1 ( LC817978 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Diecious ; Female ; Oogamy ; Resting zygote forming  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : 2012-6F  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1"; Axenic 
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Volvox aureus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Stream water) Other water bloom ; Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy  
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NIES-4336
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NIES-4021
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Reference
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
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Nozaki, H., Matsuzaki, R., Shimotori, K., Ueki, N., Heman, W., Mahakham, W., Yamaguchi, H., Tanabe, Y., Kawachi, M. 2024 Two species of the green algae Volvox sect. Volvox from the Japanese ancient lake, Lake Biwa. PLoS One, 19, e0310549 (article ID).
Strain(s): 543273627403874402140224258425943364337443446614662 
PubMed: 39312548
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310549

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