Strain number NIES-4434  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Volvox longispiniferus Nozaki & Mahakham  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga ; Volvocine alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Nong Ya Ma Reservoir, Yang Talat District, Kalasin Province, Thailand (2019-11-01)  
Latitude / Longitude 16.470708333 / 103.273763889 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Reservoir water)  
History < Nozaki, Hisayoshi < Mahakham, Wuttipon  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Mahakham, Wuttipong (2019-11-01)  
Identified by Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2022 Mar]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  AF-6/3  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  22-25 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  21 D  
Gene information 18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-28S ( LC546057 ) , rbcL ( LC546062 ) , psbC ( LC546067 ) , act1 ( LC817979 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : 1101-NZ-5  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1"; Axenic 
Movie  
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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-865
Volvox carteri Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female  
NIES-4270
Volvox dissipatrix Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Bog water) Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious  
NIES-867
Volvox gigas Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female  
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(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-4258
Volvox perglobator Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Pond water) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Diecious ; Female ; Oogamy ; Resting zygote forming  
NIES-4433
Volvox longispiniferus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Reservoir water) Phototaxis ; Authentic strain, Holotype (Nozaki et al. 2020) ; Homothallic ; Monoecious  
NIES-4661
Volvox biwakoensis Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Phototaxis ; Endemic to Japan ; Homothallic ; Monoecious  
NIES-4022
Volvox sagami Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Other water bloom ; Phototaxis ; Endemic to Japan ; Homothallic ; Oogamy ; Haploid life cycle ; Resting zygote forming  
NIES-2740
Volvox kirkiorum Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater Mixotrophic ; Osmotrophic ; Phototaxis ; Authentic strain (Isaka 2012) ; Homothallic ; Monoecious ; Oogamy ; Resting zygote forming  
Reference
Nozaki, H., Mahakham, W., Heman, W., Matsuzaki, R., Kawachi, M. 2020 A new preferentially outcrossing monoicous species of Volvox sect. Volvox (Chlorophyta) from Thailand. PLoS One, 15, e0235622 (article ID).
Strain(s): 273627403382338338744021433644324433443444354436 
PubMed: 32614898
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235622

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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