Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-425
Phylum		Chlorophyta
Class		Chlorophyceae
Scientific name		Carteria cerasiformis Nozaki, Aizawa & M.M.Watanabe
Synonym
Former name		Carteria inversa (Korshikov) Bourrelly
Common name		Green alga
Locality (Date of collection)		Wakamorishimo-ike Pond, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan (1985-11-05)
Latitude / Longitude		36.145929 / 140.083312
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Pond water)
History		< Suda, Shoichiro
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Suda, Shoichiro (1985-11-06)
Identified by		Suda, Shoichiro
State of strain		Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2017 Dec]
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: AF-6 Temperature: 20 C Light intensity: 3-5 µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 3 M
Gene information		Plastid DNA ( KT625420 ) , 16S rRNA ( AB688625 ) , 18S rRNA ( AB688624 ) , atpB ( AB084321 ) , rbcL ( D89768 ) , psaB ( AB084359 )
Cell size (min - max)
Organization		Unicellular; Flagellate
Characteristics		Authentic strain (Nozaki et al. 1994) ; Genome decoded strain (Lemieux et al. 2015) ; Harboring rickettsial endosymbionts (Kawafune et al. 2012)
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : w-8-15
Remarks		Cryopreserved; 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-432	Carteria radiosa	Green alga	Freshwater (Pond water)
NIES-424	Carteria cerasiformis	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)
NIES-421	Carteria crucifera	Green alga	Freshwater (Sediment)
NIES-428	Carteria obtusa	Green alga	Freshwater (Exudation from reclaimed land)
NIES-3902	Carteria sp.	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)

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-422	Carteria inversa	Green alga	Freshwater (Pond water)

Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-111	Microcystis aeruginosa	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; ST14 (Tanabe et al. 2007)
NIES-312	Pleurotaenium nodosum	Desmid	Freshwater (Pond water)
NIES-334	Calothrix parasitica	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Marine (Seaweed)	Endophyte in Codium (Ulvophyceae)
NIES-108	Microcystis aeruginosa	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; ST14 (Tanabe et al. 2007)
NIES-342	Coelastrum astroideum	Green alga	Freshwater

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., Aizawa, K., Watanabe, M. M. 1994 A taxomonic study of four species of Cartera (Volvocales, Chlorophyta) with cruciate anterior papillae, based on cultured material. Phycologia, 33, 239-247. Strain(s): 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 630, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636 Nozaki, H., Ito, M., Watanabe, M. M., Takano, H., Kuroiwa, T. 1997 Phylogenetic analysis of morphological species of Carteria (Volvocales, Chlorophyta) based on rbcL gene sequences. J. Phycol., 33, 864-867. Keywords: Carteria; large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase / oxygenase (rbcL) gene; microalgae; molecular phylogeny; monophyly; natural systematics; species concepts; species taxonomy; Volvocales Strain(s): 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 428, 432, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636 DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00864.x Nozaki, H., Onishi, K., Morita, E. 2002 Differences in pyrenoid morphology are correlated with differences in the rbcL genes of members of the Chloromonas lineage (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). J. Mol. Evol., 55, 414-430. Keywords: ATP synthase β-subunit (atpB) gene; Chloromonas; gene evolution; large subunit of Rubisco (rbcL) gene; morphological evolution; P700 chlorophyll a-apoprotein A2 (psaB) gene; pyrenoid; Volvocales Strain(s): 96, 123, 144, 213, 418, 421, 425, 428, 432, 439, 446, 447, 456, 474, 522, 564, 566, 567, 569, 571, 574, 582, 653, 732, 851, 858, 861, 875, 882, 883, 968 PubMed: 12355262 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2338-9 Kawafune, K., Hongoh, Y., Hamaji, T., Nozaki, H. 2012 Molecular identification of rickettsial endosymbionts in the non-phagotrophic Volvocalean green algae. PLoS One, 7, e31749 (article ID). Strain(s): 425, 577 PubMed: 22363720 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031749 Lemieux, C., Vincent, A. T., Labarre, A., Otis, C., Turmel M. 2015 Chloroplast phylogenomic analysis of chlorophyte green algae identifies a novel lineage sister to the Sphaeropleales (Chlorophyceae). BMC Evol. Biol., 15, 264 (article ID). Keywords: Chlorophyceae; Chlamydomonadales; Golenkiniaceae; Treubarinia, Jenufa genus; Plastid genome; Flagellar apparatus Strain(s): 257, 425 PubMed: 26620802 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0544-5 Matsuzaki, R., Suzuki, S., Yamaguchi, H., Kawachi, M., Kanesaki, Y., Yoshikawa, H., Mori, T., Nozaki, H. 2021 The Rubisco small subunits in the green algal genus Chloromonas provide insights into evolutionary loss of the eukaryotic carbon-concentrating organelle, the pyrenoid. BMC Ecol. Evol., 21, 11 (article ID). Keywords: Chloromonas; Evolution; Green algae; Hydrophobicity of RBCS helices; Pyrenoid; Pyrenoid loss; Rubisco small subunit (RBCS) Strain(s): 144, 424, 425, 2207, 2212, 2215, 2242, 2243, 2499, 3753, 4284 PubMed: 33514317 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-020-01733-1 Kawafune, K., Hongoh, Y., Nozaki, H. 2014 A rickettsial endosymbiont inhabiting the cytoplasm of Volvox carteri (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). Phycologia, 53, 95-99. Keywords: Endosymbiont; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Phylogenetic analysis; Rickettsia; Rickettsiaceae; Volvox carteri Strain(s): 424, 425, 577 DOI: 10.2216/13-193.1 Davison, H. R., Pilgrim, J., Wybouw, N., Parker, J., Pirro, S., Hunter-Barnett, S., Campbell, P. M., Blow, F., Darby, A. C., Hurst, G. D. D., Siozios, S. 2022 Genomic diversity across the Rickettsia and ‘Candidatus Megaira’ genera and proposal of genus status for the Torix group. Nat. Commun., 13, 2630 (article ID). Strain(s): 296, 425 PubMed: 35551207 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30385-6 Chen, Y., Xiong, Q., Dai, Q., Liu, G. 2025 Six newly sequenced chloroplast genomes from quadriflagellate Chlamydomonadales (Chlorophyceae): Phylogeny and comparative genome analyses. Genome Biol. Evol., 17, evaf074 (article ID). Keywords: quadriflagellate chlamydomonadaleans; phylogenomics; Corbierea; Strain(s): 153, 257, 425, 432, 474, 566, 728, 875, 1363, 4017 PubMed: 40247659 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaf074

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., Aizawa, K., Watanabe, M. M. 1994 A taxomonic study of four species of Cartera (Volvocales, Chlorophyta) with cruciate anterior papillae, based on cultured material. Phycologia, 33, 239-247.
Strain(s): 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 630, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636

Nozaki, H., Ito, M., Watanabe, M. M., Takano, H., Kuroiwa, T. 1997 Phylogenetic analysis of morphological species of Carteria (Volvocales, Chlorophyta) based on rbcL gene sequences. J. Phycol., 33, 864-867.
Keywords: Carteria; large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase / oxygenase (rbcL) gene; microalgae; molecular phylogeny; monophyly; natural systematics; species concepts; species taxonomy; Volvocales
Strain(s): 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 428, 432, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00864.x

Nozaki, H., Onishi, K., Morita, E. 2002 Differences in pyrenoid morphology are correlated with differences in the rbcL genes of members of the Chloromonas lineage (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). J. Mol. Evol., 55, 414-430.
Keywords: ATP synthase β-subunit (atpB) gene; Chloromonas; gene evolution; large subunit of Rubisco (rbcL) gene; morphological evolution; P700 chlorophyll a-apoprotein A2 (psaB) gene; pyrenoid; Volvocales
Strain(s): 96, 123, 144, 213, 418, 421, 425, 428, 432, 439, 446, 447, 456, 474, 522, 564, 566, 567, 569, 571, 574, 582, 653, 732, 851, 858, 861, 875, 882, 883, 968
PubMed: 12355262
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2338-9

Kawafune, K., Hongoh, Y., Hamaji, T., Nozaki, H. 2012 Molecular identification of rickettsial endosymbionts in the non-phagotrophic Volvocalean green algae. PLoS One, 7, e31749 (article ID).
Strain(s): 425, 577
PubMed: 22363720
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031749

Lemieux, C., Vincent, A. T., Labarre, A., Otis, C., Turmel M. 2015 Chloroplast phylogenomic analysis of chlorophyte green algae identifies a novel lineage sister to the Sphaeropleales (Chlorophyceae). BMC Evol. Biol., 15, 264 (article ID).
Keywords: Chlorophyceae; Chlamydomonadales; Golenkiniaceae; Treubarinia, Jenufa genus; Plastid genome; Flagellar apparatus
Strain(s): 257, 425
PubMed: 26620802
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0544-5

Matsuzaki, R., Suzuki, S., Yamaguchi, H., Kawachi, M., Kanesaki, Y., Yoshikawa, H., Mori, T., Nozaki, H. 2021 The Rubisco small subunits in the green algal genus Chloromonas provide insights into evolutionary loss of the eukaryotic carbon-concentrating organelle, the pyrenoid. BMC Ecol. Evol., 21, 11 (article ID).
Keywords: Chloromonas; Evolution; Green algae; Hydrophobicity of RBCS helices; Pyrenoid; Pyrenoid loss; Rubisco small subunit (RBCS)
Strain(s): 144, 424, 425, 2207, 2212, 2215, 2242, 2243, 2499, 3753, 4284
PubMed: 33514317
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-020-01733-1

Kawafune, K., Hongoh, Y., Nozaki, H. 2014 A rickettsial endosymbiont inhabiting the cytoplasm of Volvox carteri (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). Phycologia, 53, 95-99.
Keywords: Endosymbiont; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Phylogenetic analysis; Rickettsia; Rickettsiaceae; Volvox carteri
Strain(s): 424, 425, 577
DOI: 10.2216/13-193.1

Davison, H. R., Pilgrim, J., Wybouw, N., Parker, J., Pirro, S., Hunter-Barnett, S., Campbell, P. M., Blow, F., Darby, A. C., Hurst, G. D. D., Siozios, S. 2022 Genomic diversity across the Rickettsia and ‘Candidatus Megaira’ genera and proposal of genus status for the Torix group. Nat. Commun., 13, 2630 (article ID).
Strain(s): 296, 425
PubMed: 35551207
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30385-6

Chen, Y., Xiong, Q., Dai, Q., Liu, G. 2025 Six newly sequenced chloroplast genomes from quadriflagellate Chlamydomonadales (Chlorophyceae): Phylogeny and comparative genome analyses. Genome Biol. Evol., 17, evaf074 (article ID).
Keywords: quadriflagellate chlamydomonadaleans; phylogenomics; Corbierea; Strain(s): 153, 257, 425, 432, 474, 566, 728, 875, 1363, 4017
PubMed: 40247659
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaf074

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