Strain number NIES-4594  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Chlorophyceae  
Scientific name Volvox kirkiorum H.Nozaki, H.Kawai-Toyooka & N.Isaka  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga ; Volvocine alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Sakuragawa River, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan (2022-06-08)  
Latitude / Longitude 36.07388888 / 140.20805555 
Habitat (Isolation source) Freshwater (River water)  
History < Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Nozaki, Hisayoshi (2022-06-08)  
Identified by Nozaki, Hisayoshi  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-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 ( LC731499 ) , rbcL ( LC731501 )  
Cell size (min - max)  
Organization Colonial; Flagellate 
Characteristics Phototaxis ; Monoecious  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : 2022-0608-Vx14  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1" 
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NIES-732
Volvox carteri Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Paddy soil) Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female ; Crosses with NIES-733  
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-4029
Volvox ferrisii Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Freshwater (Pond water) Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious ; Oogamy ; Resting zygote forming  
NIES-867
Volvox gigas Green alga ; Volvocine alga   Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female  

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