Strain number NIES-4593  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Volvox sagami Nozaki & N.Ueki  
Synonym  
Former name Formerly identified as Volvox sp. Sagami, named based on Nozaki et al. 2026[2026 June]  
Common name Green alga ; Volvocine alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Lake Tase, Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan (2022-06-01)  
Latitude / Longitude 39.29885 / 141.32284 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (Reservoir water)  
History < Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Nozaki, Hisayoshi (2022-06-02)  
Identified by Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  VTACAF-6  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  17 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  1 M  
Gene information 18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-26S ( LC731498 ) , rbcL ( LC731500 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; Endemic to Japan ; Homothallic ; Monoecious  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : 2022-0602-VxA1  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1"; Axenic 
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Related strain information
(Large number of orders and same genus or species)
Related strain information
(Whose relevance due to simultaneous purchases and other information is inferred by AI)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-241
Volvox aureus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Pond sediment) Phototaxis ; Fertility lost  
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-3782
Volvox reticuliferus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Lake water) Phototaxis ; Authentic strain (Nozaki et al. 2016) ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female ; F1 strains (NIES-3785, 3786)  
NIES-4029
Volvox ferrisii Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Pond water) Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious ; Oogamy ; Resting zygote forming  
NIES-694
Volvox aureus Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Stream water) Other water bloom ; Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy  
Related strain information
(Used in same reference)
Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
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-4537
Volvox rousseletii Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Reservoir water) Phototaxis ; Dioecious ; Heterothallic ; Male  
NIES-4534
Volvox amboensis Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Soil) Other water bloom ; Phototaxis ; 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-4026
Volvox sagami Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Pond water) Other water bloom ; Phototaxis ; Endemic to Japan ; Homothallic ; Oogamy ; Haploid life cycle ; Resting zygote forming  
Reference
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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