Strain number NIES-4268  
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 (2017-10-19)  
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. (2017-10-19)  
Identified by Ferris, Patrick J.  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2020 Dec]  
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  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Diecious ; Male ; Oogamy ; Resting zygote forming  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : 2017-10-19-RP-25M  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1"; Axenic 
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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  
NIES-4270
Volvox dissipatrix Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Bog water) Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious  
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  

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