Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-544
Phylum		Chlorophyta
Class		Chlorophyceae
Scientific name		Volvox tertius Art.Meyer
Synonym		Merillosphaera tertia (Art.Meyer) W.R.Shaw 1922; Heterotypic synonyms; Volvox bernardii Playfair null; Volvox mononae G.M.Smith 1920; Merrillosphaera migulae W.R.Shaw 1922
Former name
Common name		Green alga ; Volvocine alga
Locality (Date of collection)		Kisofukushima, Nagano, Japan (1986-08-27)
Latitude / Longitude
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Paddy water)
History		< Ogasawara, Yoshikazu
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Ogasawara, Yoshikazu (1986-08-27)
Identified by		Ogasawara, Yoshikazu
State of strain		Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2018 Feb]
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: MG Temperature: 22 C Light intensity: 27-31 µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 1 M
Gene information		18S rRNA ( LC086364 ) , ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 ( AB592344 ) , atpB ( AB086173 ) , psaA ( AB086175 AB086176 ) , psaB ( AB086177 ) , psbC ( AB086178 ) , rbcL ( AB086174 )
Cell size (min - max)
Organization		Colonial; Flagellate
Characteristics		Phototaxis ; Homothallic
Other strain no.
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)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-397	Volvox carteri	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Paddy water)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Female ; Crosses with NIES-398
NIES-398	Volvox carteri	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Paddy water)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Male ; Crosses with NIES-397
NIES-541	Volvox aureus	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Sediment)	Phototaxis
NIES-734	Volvox rousseletii	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater	Phototaxis
NIES-580	Volvox carteri	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female ; Crosses with NIES-581

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-732	Volvox carteri	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Heterothallic ; Dioecious ; Oogamy ; Female ; Crosses with NIES-733
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-877	Vitreochlamys aulata	Green alga	Freshwater (Ditch water)	Phototaxis
NIES-529	Stichococcus sp.	Green alga	Freshwater (River water)
NIES-2569	Volvox ovalis	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Water)	Phototaxis ; Authentic strain
NIES-158	Chloromonas augustae	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Authentic strain
NIES-4536	Volvox rousseletii	Green alga ; Volvocine alga	Freshwater (Reservoir water)	Phototaxis ; Dioecious ; Heterothallic ; Female

Reference
Mori, F., Erata, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2002 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria and green algae in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 18, 45-55. Keywords: cryopreservation; cyanobacteria; green algae; FDA staining method; NIES-Collection Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 144, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 257, 259, 261, 263, 266, 267, 268, 287, 288, 289, 290, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 329, 334, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 349, 351, 359, 360, 361, 362, 375, 378, 379, 380, 382, 384, 385, 390, 394, 396, 397, 398, 415, 416, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 464, 468, 469, 474, 478, 479, 480, 481, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 512, 514, 515, 522, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 604, 610, 628, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 672, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729 Nozaki, H. 2003 Origin and evolution of the genera Pleodorina and Volvox (Volvocales). Biologia, Bratislava, 58, 425-431. Keywords: colonial Volvocales; evolution; molecular phylogeny; Pleodorina; sexual reproduction; Volvox Strain(s): 544 Nozaki, H., Ott, F. D., Coleman, A. W. 2006 Morphology, molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of two new species of Pleodorina (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyceae). J. Phycol., 42, 1072-1080. Keywords: colonial Volvocales; molecular phylogeny; morphology; Pleodorina starrii sp. nov.; Pleodorina thompsonii sp. nov.; taxonomy Strain(s): 456, 460, 541, 544, 577, 666, 720, 721, 722, 724, 725, 728, 730, 731, 732, 734, 735, 736, 863, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 872, 891, 892, 1362, 1363, 4126, 4127 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00255.x Nakada, T., Ito, T., Tomita, M. 2016 18S ribosomal RNA gene phylogeny of a colonial volvocalean lineage (Tetrabanaceae-Goniaceae-Volvocaceae, Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and its close relatives. J. Jpn. Bot., 91, 345-354. Keywords: 18S rRNA; colonial; green algae; molecular phylogeny; unicellular; Volvocales Strain(s): 418, 456, 460, 474, 541, 544, 545, 564, 566, 571, 654, 666, 721, 725, 728, 735, 737, 867, 877, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 1362, 2242, 2246, 2266, 2567, 3388, 4126 Hanschen, E. R., Herron, M. D., Wiens, J. J., Nozaki, H., Michod, R. E. 2018 Repeated evolution and reversibilityof self-fertilization in the volvocinegreen algae. Evolution, 72, 386-398. Keywords: Haploid; phylogenetics; self-fertilization; sex; sexual reproduction; volvocine green algae Strain(s): 289, 418, 456, 458, 460, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 851, 856, 857, 872, 875, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 883, 891, 892, 1038, 1362, 1711, 1713, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782 PubMed: 29134623 DOI: 10.1111/evo.13394 Hanschen, E. R., Herron, M. D., Wiens, J. J., Nozaki, H., Michod, R. E. 2018 Multicellularity drives the evolution of sexual traits. Am. Nat., 192, E93-E10. Keywords: sex; volvocine green algae; multicellularity; ancestral state; reconstruction; anisogamy; sexual dimorphism Strain(s): 289, 418, 421, 456, 458, 460, 522, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 751, 851, 856, 857, 872, 875, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 883, 891, 892, 1038, 1362, 1711, 1713, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782 PubMed: 30125231 DOI: 10.1086/698301 Nakada, T., Tsuchida, Y., Tomita, M. 2019 Improved taxon sampling and multigene phylogeny of unicellular chlamydomonads closely related to the colonial volvocalean lineage Tetrabaenaceae-Goniaceae-Volvocaceae (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 130 1-8. Keywords: Alga; Chlamydomonas; Colony evolution; Multigene phylogeny; Vitreochlamys; Zoosporangium Strain(s): 418, 437, 456, 460, 474, 541, 544, 545, 564, 566, 569, 571, 577, 654, 666, 721, 725, 728, 735, 737, 867, 879, 880, 882, 883, 887, 1362, 1858, 2462, 2567, 3383, 3388, 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, 4245, 4246, 4247, 4248, 4249, 4250, 4251, 4252, 4253, 4254, 4255, 4256 PubMed: 30266459 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.09.013 Nakada, T. 2018 Methods for supporting cover slip during light microscopy of unfixed microalgae, using clothing fibers or adhesive tapes. Jpn. J. Phycol. (Sôrui), 66, 157-163 (in Japanese with English summary). Keywords: adhesive tape; chemical fiber; light microscopy; microalgae; slide preparation; unfixed cells Strain(s): 544, 1849 Hanschen, E. R., Davison, D. R., Ferris, P. J., Michod, R. E. 2018 On the rediscovery of Volvox perglobator (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and the evolution of outcrossing from self-fertilization. Evol. Ecol. Res., 19, 299-318. Keywords: homothallism; phylogenetics; reversion; self-fertilization; sexual reproduction; volvocine green algae Strain(s): 289, 421, 456, 458, 460, 474, 522, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 751, 851, 856, 872, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 1038, 1122, 1140, 1148, 1156, 1157, 1362, 1708, 1711, 1713, 1859, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782, 3986, 4145, 4258, 4259, 4260 Takahashi, K., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Ootsuki, R., Hamaji, T., Tsuchikane, Y., Sekimoto, H., Higashiyama, T., Nozaki, H. 2021 Three sex phenotypes in a haploid algal species give insights into the evolutionary transition to a self-compatible mating system. Evolution, 75, 2984-2993. Keywords: Haploid species; inbreeding; life-history evolution; mating systems; reproductive isolation; sex Strain(s): 456, 460, 541, 544, 731, 732, 872, 891, 892, 1362, 1363, 2569, 3382, 3383, 3780, 3782, 4066, 4068, 4479, 4480, 4481, 4482, 4483, 4484 PubMed: 34250602 DOI: 10.1111/evo.14306 Lindsey, C. R., Rosenzweing, F., Herron, M. D. 2021 Phylotranscriptomics points to multiple independent origins of multicellularity and cellular differentiation in the volvocine algae. BMC Biol., 19, 182 (article ID). Keywords: Phylotranscriptomics; Volvocine algae; Green algae; Phylogeny; Multicellularity Strain(s): 418, 456, 458, 460, 541, 543, 544, 564, 566, 568, 572, 582, 653, 654, 717, 719, 720, 722, 725, 728, 730, 732, 736, 737, 851, 856, 863, 867, 868, 878, 882, 890, 893, 895, 1362, 1363, 2569, 2863, 3383, 4126, 4127, 4128 DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.16.435725 Yamagishi, S., Yamamoto, K., Takahashi, K., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Suzuki, S., Matsuzaki, R., Yamaguchi, H., Kawachi, M., Higashiyama, T., Nozaki, H. 2024 Evolutionary analysis of MID homologs during the transition from homothallic species to heterothallic species in Volvox sect. Volvox (Chlorophyceae). Phycol. Res., 72, 46-55. Keywords: male gamete; mating system; minus dominance gene (MID); molecular evolution; sex; sperm packet; volvocine green algae Strain(s): 289, 456, 460, 541, 544, 545, 569, 572, 574, 582, 652, 653, 654, 732, 851, 852, 857, 872, 891, 892, 1362, 1363, 1708, 1710, 1859, 2457, 2569, 2735, 2736, 2740, 3382, 3383, 3780, 3782, 3786, 3874, 3984, 3986, 3988, 4021, 4025, 4336, 4432, 4535, 4536, 4537 DOI: 10.1111/pre.12538 Ueki, N. & Wakabayashi, K. 2025 Multicellularity and increasing Reynolds number impact on the evolutionary shift in flash-induced ciliary response in Volvocales. BMC Ecol. Evol., 24, 119 (article ID). Strain(s): 544, 545, 564, 571, 574, 576, 717, 728, 730, 731, 734, 867, 868, 882, 891, 1711, 2569, 3780, 3785, 4029, 4127, 4270, 4662 PubMed: 39277710 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-024-02307-1

Reference

Mori, F., Erata, M., Watanabe, M. M. 2002 Cryopreservation of cyanobacteria and green algae in the NIES-Collection. Microbiol. Cult. Coll., 18, 45-55.
Keywords: cryopreservation; cyanobacteria; green algae; FDA staining method; NIES-Collection
Strain(s): 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 144, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 257, 259, 261, 263, 266, 267, 268, 287, 288, 289, 290, 294, 295, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 329, 334, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 349, 351, 359, 360, 361, 362, 375, 378, 379, 380, 382, 384, 385, 390, 394, 396, 397, 398, 415, 416, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 464, 468, 469, 474, 478, 479, 480, 481, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 512, 514, 515, 522, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 604, 610, 628, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 672, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729

Nozaki, H. 2003 Origin and evolution of the genera Pleodorina and Volvox (Volvocales). Biologia, Bratislava, 58, 425-431.
Keywords: colonial Volvocales; evolution; molecular phylogeny; Pleodorina; sexual reproduction; Volvox
Strain(s): 544

Nozaki, H., Ott, F. D., Coleman, A. W. 2006 Morphology, molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of two new species of Pleodorina (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyceae). J. Phycol., 42, 1072-1080.
Keywords: colonial Volvocales; molecular phylogeny; morphology; Pleodorina starrii sp. nov.; Pleodorina thompsonii sp. nov.; taxonomy
Strain(s): 456, 460, 541, 544, 577, 666, 720, 721, 722, 724, 725, 728, 730, 731, 732, 734, 735, 736, 863, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 872, 891, 892, 1362, 1363, 4126, 4127
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00255.x

Nakada, T., Ito, T., Tomita, M. 2016 18S ribosomal RNA gene phylogeny of a colonial volvocalean lineage (Tetrabanaceae-Goniaceae-Volvocaceae, Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and its close relatives. J. Jpn. Bot., 91, 345-354.
Keywords: 18S rRNA; colonial; green algae; molecular phylogeny; unicellular; Volvocales
Strain(s): 418, 456, 460, 474, 541, 544, 545, 564, 566, 571, 654, 666, 721, 725, 728, 735, 737, 867, 877, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 1362, 2242, 2246, 2266, 2567, 3388, 4126

Hanschen, E. R., Herron, M. D., Wiens, J. J., Nozaki, H., Michod, R. E. 2018 Repeated evolution and reversibilityof self-fertilization in the volvocinegreen algae. Evolution, 72, 386-398.
Keywords: Haploid; phylogenetics; self-fertilization; sex; sexual reproduction; volvocine green algae
Strain(s): 289, 418, 456, 458, 460, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 851, 856, 857, 872, 875, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 883, 891, 892, 1038, 1362, 1711, 1713, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782
PubMed: 29134623
DOI: 10.1111/evo.13394

Hanschen, E. R., Herron, M. D., Wiens, J. J., Nozaki, H., Michod, R. E. 2018 Multicellularity drives the evolution of sexual traits. Am. Nat., 192, E93-E10.
Keywords: sex; volvocine green algae; multicellularity; ancestral state; reconstruction; anisogamy; sexual dimorphism
Strain(s): 289, 418, 421, 456, 458, 460, 522, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 751, 851, 856, 857, 872, 875, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 883, 891, 892, 1038, 1362, 1711, 1713, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782
PubMed: 30125231
DOI: 10.1086/698301

Nakada, T., Tsuchida, Y., Tomita, M. 2019 Improved taxon sampling and multigene phylogeny of unicellular chlamydomonads closely related to the colonial volvocalean lineage Tetrabaenaceae-Goniaceae-Volvocaceae (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 130 1-8.
Keywords: Alga; Chlamydomonas; Colony evolution; Multigene phylogeny; Vitreochlamys; Zoosporangium
Strain(s): 418, 437, 456, 460, 474, 541, 544, 545, 564, 566, 569, 571, 577, 654, 666, 721, 725, 728, 735, 737, 867, 879, 880, 882, 883, 887, 1362, 1858, 2462, 2567, 3383, 3388, 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, 4245, 4246, 4247, 4248, 4249, 4250, 4251, 4252, 4253, 4254, 4255, 4256
PubMed: 30266459
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.09.013

Nakada, T. 2018 Methods for supporting cover slip during light microscopy of unfixed microalgae, using clothing fibers or adhesive tapes. Jpn. J. Phycol. (Sôrui), 66, 157-163 (in Japanese with English summary).
Keywords: adhesive tape; chemical fiber; light microscopy; microalgae; slide preparation; unfixed cells
Strain(s): 544, 1849

Hanschen, E. R., Davison, D. R., Ferris, P. J., Michod, R. E. 2018 On the rediscovery of Volvox perglobator (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and the evolution of outcrossing from self-fertilization. Evol. Ecol. Res., 19, 299-318.
Keywords: homothallism; phylogenetics; reversion; self-fertilization; sexual reproduction; volvocine green algae
Strain(s): 289, 421, 456, 458, 460, 474, 522, 541, 543, 544, 545, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 578, 582, 653, 732, 751, 851, 856, 872, 876, 877, 878, 880, 882, 1038, 1122, 1140, 1148, 1156, 1157, 1362, 1708, 1711, 1713, 1859, 2457, 2569, 2738, 3382, 3388, 3780, 3782, 3986, 4145, 4258, 4259, 4260

Takahashi, K., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Ootsuki, R., Hamaji, T., Tsuchikane, Y., Sekimoto, H., Higashiyama, T., Nozaki, H. 2021 Three sex phenotypes in a haploid algal species give insights into the evolutionary transition to a self-compatible mating system. Evolution, 75, 2984-2993.
Keywords: Haploid species; inbreeding; life-history evolution; mating systems; reproductive isolation; sex
Strain(s): 456, 460, 541, 544, 731, 732, 872, 891, 892, 1362, 1363, 2569, 3382, 3383, 3780, 3782, 4066, 4068, 4479, 4480, 4481, 4482, 4483, 4484
PubMed: 34250602
DOI: 10.1111/evo.14306

Lindsey, C. R., Rosenzweing, F., Herron, M. D. 2021 Phylotranscriptomics points to multiple independent origins of multicellularity and cellular differentiation in the volvocine algae. BMC Biol., 19, 182 (article ID).
Keywords: Phylotranscriptomics; Volvocine algae; Green algae; Phylogeny; Multicellularity
Strain(s): 418, 456, 458, 460, 541, 543, 544, 564, 566, 568, 572, 582, 653, 654, 717, 719, 720, 722, 725, 728, 730, 732, 736, 737, 851, 856, 863, 867, 868, 878, 882, 890, 893, 895, 1362, 1363, 2569, 2863, 3383, 4126, 4127, 4128
DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.16.435725

Yamagishi, S., Yamamoto, K., Takahashi, K., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Suzuki, S., Matsuzaki, R., Yamaguchi, H., Kawachi, M., Higashiyama, T., Nozaki, H. 2024 Evolutionary analysis of MID homologs during the transition from homothallic species to heterothallic species in Volvox sect. Volvox (Chlorophyceae). Phycol. Res., 72, 46-55.
Keywords: male gamete; mating system; minus dominance gene (MID); molecular evolution; sex; sperm packet; volvocine green algae
Strain(s): 289, 456, 460, 541, 544, 545, 569, 572, 574, 582, 652, 653, 654, 732, 851, 852, 857, 872, 891, 892, 1362, 1363, 1708, 1710, 1859, 2457, 2569, 2735, 2736, 2740, 3382, 3383, 3780, 3782, 3786, 3874, 3984, 3986, 3988, 4021, 4025, 4336, 4432, 4535, 4536, 4537
DOI: 10.1111/pre.12538

Ueki, N. & Wakabayashi, K. 2025 Multicellularity and increasing Reynolds number impact on the evolutionary shift in flash-induced ciliary response in Volvocales. BMC Ecol. Evol., 24, 119 (article ID).
Strain(s): 544, 545, 564, 571, 574, 576, 717, 728, 730, 731, 734, 867, 868, 882, 891, 1711, 2569, 3780, 3785, 4029, 4127, 4270, 4662
PubMed: 39277710
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-024-02307-1

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