| Strain number | NIES-4523 | |||
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| Phylum | Chlorophyta | |||
| Class | Trebouxiophyceae | |||
| Scientific name | Elliptochloris subsphaerica subsp. subalpina H.Masumoto & S.Handa | |||
| Synonym | ||||
| Former name | ||||
| Common name | Green alga | |||
| Locality (Date of collection) | Mt. Neko-dake in Sugadaira, Ueda, Nagano, Japan (2018-06-09) | |||
| Latitude / Longitude | 36.55414 / 138.37927 | |||
| Habitat (Isolation source) | Terrestrial (The lichen Multiclavula vernalis) | |||
| History | < Masumoto, Hiroshi | |||
| Isolator (Date of isolation) | Masumoto, Hiroshi (2018-06-11) | |||
| Identified by | Masumoto, Hiroshi; Handa, Shinji | |||
| State of strain | Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic | |||
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Culture condition (Preculture condition) |
Medium:
C (agar)
Temperature: 20 C Light intensity: 10-20 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 3 M |
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| Gene information | 18S rRNA ( LC597448 ) , 5.8S-ITS2-28S ( LC597447 ) , 18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 ( LC936681 ) , rbcL ( LC597449 ) | |||
| Cell size (min - max) | 2 - 17 μm | |||
| Organization | Unicellular | |||
| Characteristics | Symbiotic (lichen) ; Authentic strain (Masumoto et al. 2026) ; Type specimen (NIES-50026, Holotype) | |||
| Other strain no. | Other strain no. : S-253-PPSC-007 | |||
| Remarks | Cryopreserved; Axenic | |||
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Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
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| Strain number | Scientific name | Common name | Habitat (Isolation source) | Characteristics |
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NIES-4530 |
Elliptochloris subsphaerica | Green alga | Terrestrial (Bark (Keyaki)) | |
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NIES-4531 |
Elliptochloris subsphaerica | Green alga | Terrestrial (Bark (Someiyoshino)) | |
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NIES-4532 |
Elliptochloris subsphaerica | Green alga | Terrestrial (The lichen Bryoclavula phycophila) | Symbiotic (lichen) |
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NIES-4527 |
Elliptochloris subsphaerica | Green alga | Terrestrial (Wooden Fence) | |
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NIES-4526 |
Elliptochloris subsphaerica | Green alga | Terrestrial (Concrete) | Symbiotic (lichen) |
| Reference |
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Masumoto, H., Handa, S., Tanaka, C., Degawa, Y.
2026
Elliptochloris, not Coccomyxa, is the photobiont of three lichenized Multiclavula species in Japan.
Symbiosis,
,
(article ID).
Keywords: Basidiolichen; Cantharellales; Lichen resynthesis; Photobiont; TEM; Trebouxiophyceae Strain(s): 4523, 4524, 4525, 4526, 4527, 4528, 4529, 4530, 4531, 4532 DOI: 10.1007/s13199-026-01161-7 |
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