Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-474
Phylum		Chlorophyta
Class		Chlorophyceae
Scientific name		Lobomonas monstruosa Korshikov
Synonym
Former name
Common name		Green alga
Locality (Date of collection)		Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan (1984-08-26)
Latitude / Longitude		37.077669 / 140.786082
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Pond water)
History		< Suda, Shoichiro
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Suda, Shoichiro (1984-08-27)
Identified by		Suda, Shoichiro
State of strain		Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2017 Dec]
Culture condition (Preculture condition)		Medium: C Temperature: 20 C Light intensity: 10-15 µmol photons/m²/sec, L/D cycle: 10L:14D Duration: 2 M
Gene information		18S rRNA ( LC086368 LT853997 ) , atpB ( AB044533 ) , rbcL ( AB044171 ) , psaA ( AB044421 ) , psaB ( AB044472 ) , psbC ( AB044530 )
Cell size (min - max)		- 13 μm
Organization		Unicellular; Flagellate
Characteristics
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : FL
Remarks		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-2266	Lobomonas piriformis	Green alga

Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-104	Microcystis aeruginosa	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Moat water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko) ; ST11 (Tanabe et al. 2007)
NIES-458	Eudorina elegans	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Homothallic ; Monoecious
NIES-163	Closterium calosporum	Desmid	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Heterothallic: Mating type (−) ; Crossing with NIES-162, 164 and 165
NIES-455	Micractinium bornhemiensis	Green alga	Freshwater (Pond sediment)
NIES-226	Graesiella emersonii	Green alga

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., Misawa, K., Kajita, T., Kato, M., Nohara, S., Watanabe, M. M. 2000 Origin and evolution of the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyceae) as inferred from multiple, chloroplast gene sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 17, 256-268. Strain(s): 418, 456, 460, 474, 541, 545, 564, 566, 569, 571, 572, 574, 577, 582, 653, 654, 666, 720, 721, 722, 724, 725, 727, 728, 730, 731, 732, 734, 735, 736, 737, 851, 854, 872, 882, 884, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 893, 895, 896, 898 PubMed: 11083939 DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0831 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 Yoshida, T., Nakai, R., Seto, H., Wang, M.-K., Iwataki, M., Hiroishi, S. 2003 Production of superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide associated with cell growth of Chattonella antiqua. Microbes Environ., 18, 216-222. Keywords: dinoflagellate; Heterocapsa circularisquama; internal transcribed spacer; ITS; red tide Strain(s): 472, 474 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.18.216 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 Sausen, N., Malavasi, V., Melkonian, M. 2018 Molecular phylogeny, systematics and revision of the type species of Lobomonas, L. francei,(Volvocales, Chlorophyta) and closely related taxa. J. Phycol., 54, 198-214. Keywords: crystalline glycoprotein lattice; CWClade; ITS2; L. panduriformis; rbcL; Reinhardtinia; scanning electron microscopy; SSU nrRNA Strain(s): 257, 418, 456, 474, 541, 566, 577, 666, 735, 879, 880, 882, 883, 1362, 1708, 1858, 2567, 3923 PubMed: 29278416 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12615 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 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 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., Misawa, K., Kajita, T., Kato, M., Nohara, S., Watanabe, M. M. 2000 Origin and evolution of the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyceae) as inferred from multiple, chloroplast gene sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 17, 256-268.
Strain(s): 418, 456, 460, 474, 541, 545, 564, 566, 569, 571, 572, 574, 577, 582, 653, 654, 666, 720, 721, 722, 724, 725, 727, 728, 730, 731, 732, 734, 735, 736, 737, 851, 854, 872, 882, 884, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 893, 895, 896, 898
PubMed: 11083939
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0831

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

Yoshida, T., Nakai, R., Seto, H., Wang, M.-K., Iwataki, M., Hiroishi, S. 2003 Production of superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide associated with cell growth of Chattonella antiqua. Microbes Environ., 18, 216-222.
Keywords: dinoflagellate; Heterocapsa circularisquama; internal transcribed spacer; ITS; red tide
Strain(s): 472, 474
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.18.216

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

Sausen, N., Malavasi, V., Melkonian, M. 2018 Molecular phylogeny, systematics and revision of the type species of Lobomonas, L. francei,(Volvocales, Chlorophyta) and closely related taxa. J. Phycol., 54, 198-214.
Keywords: crystalline glycoprotein lattice; CWClade; ITS2; L. panduriformis; rbcL; Reinhardtinia; scanning electron microscopy; SSU nrRNA
Strain(s): 257, 418, 456, 474, 541, 566, 577, 666, 735, 879, 880, 882, 883, 1362, 1708, 1858, 2567, 3923
PubMed: 29278416
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12615

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

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

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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