Strain number NIES-4672  
Phylum Chlorophyta  
Class Trebouxiophyceae  
Scientific name Apricichlorella intertidalis M.Morimoto, H.Toyoshima, S.Kawasaki  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Green alga  
Locality (Date of collection) Nakamatama, Bungotakada, Oita, Japan (2019-12-13)  
Latitude / Longitude 33.61794444 / 131.47147222 
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine  
History < Morimoto, Mei; Toyoshima, Hiroki  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Morimoto, Mei (2020-10-**)  
Identified by Morimoto, Mei  
State of strain Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  C (agar)  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  14 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  4 M  
Gene information 18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 ( LC792548 )  
Cell size (min - max) 2 - 6 μm  
Organization Unicellular 
Characteristics Authentic strain (Morimoto et al. 2025)  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : Mei-4  
Remarks Cryopreserved; Axenic 
Movie  
Reference
Morimoto. M., Toyoshima, H., Shimamura, M., Matsuzaki, R., Takeshita, S., Kawasaki, S. 2026 Apricichlorella intertidalis gen. et sp. nov. and Chlorella intertidalis sp. nov. (Chlorellaceae, Chlorellales), isolated from rock surfaces of the intertidal zone in Japan. Phycol. Res., 74, 81-93.
Keywords: cell wall thickening; chlorella; dehydration stress; intertidal zone; oil accumulation; photooxidative stress; salt stress
Strain(s): 68646724673 
DOI: 10.1111/pre.70022

Unauthorized copying and replication of text, images, and tables in our homepage, are prohibited.

page-top