Strain number NIES-4465  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Volvox ferrisii Isaka, Matsuzaki & Nozaki  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga ; Volvocine alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Shinden, Isumi, Chiba, Japan (2018-10-13)  
Latitude / Longitude 35.26277777 / 140.37500000 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Paddy soil)  
History  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Nozaki, Hisayoshi (2018-10-31)  
Identified by Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2022 Mar]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  VTACAF-6  
Temperature:  25 C
Light intensity:  22-25 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  16L:8D
Duration:  1 M  
Gene information 18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-28S ( LC575050 )  
Cell size (min - max) 100 - 600 μm  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious ; Oogamy ; Resting zygote forming ; Life cycle (Isaka et al. 2012, J. Phycol.)  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : 2018-1031-VVx2  
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-580
Volvox carteri Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female ; Crosses with NIES-581  
NIES-541
Volvox aureus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Sediment) Phototaxis  
NIES-397
Volvox carteri Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Paddy water) Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Female ; Crosses with NIES-398  
NIES-733
Volvox carteri Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Male ; Crosses with NIES-732  
NIES-732
Volvox carteri Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female ; Crosses with NIES-733  
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
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-4534
Volvox amboensis Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Soil) Other water bloom ; Phototaxis ; Monoecious  
NIES-4593
Volvox sagami Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Reservoir water) Phototaxis ; Endemic to Japan ; Homothallic ; Monoecious  
NIES-4021
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-3987
Volvox ferrisii Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Mixotrophic ; Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious ; Oogamy ; Resting zygote forming ; Life cycle (Isaka et al. 2012, J. Phycol.)  
Reference
Nozaki, H., Sano, S., Tezuka, Y., Ooyabu, K. 2020 Morphology and taxonomy of a species of Volvox (Chlorophyceae) from Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Jpn. J. Phycol. (Sôrui), 68, 153-156 (in Japanese with English summary).
Keywords: asexual spheroid; molecular phylogeny; monoicous species; morphology; sexual spheroid; taxonomy; Volvox; Volvox ferrisii; Volvox sect; Volvox
Strain(s): 4465 

Nozaki, H., Matsuzaki, R., Takahashi, K., Yamamoto, K., Suzuki, S., Ootsuki, R., Kawachi, M., Tanabe, Y., Ueki, N. 2026 Molecular and morphological delineations of two homothallic monoicous species, Volvox sagami sp. nov. and V. ferrisii (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) in Japan. Phycologia, 65, 189-198.
Keywords: Chlorophyta; nuclear genes phylogeny; reproductive isolation; sexual reproduction; Taxonomyvol; vocine algae
Strain(s): 2736273727393987398840214022402640294465453445364537459346614662 
DOI: 10.1080/00318884.2026.2683158

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