Strain Data

Strain number		NIES-572
Phylum		Chlorophyta
Class		Chlorophyceae
Scientific name		Pandorina colemaniae Nozaki
Synonym
Former name
Common name		Green alga
Locality (Date of collection)		Kourakuen, Okayama, Okayama, Japan (1988-10-12)
Latitude / Longitude		34.667106 / 133.936469
Habitat (Isolation source)		Freshwater (Paddy soil)
History		< Nozaki, Hisayoshi
Isolator (Date of isolation)		Nozaki, Hisayoshi (1988-10-25)
Identified by		Nozaki, Hisayoshi
State of strain		Cryopreservation; Unialgal; Clonal; Non-axenic[2018 Feb]
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		atpB ( AB014027 ) , rbcL ( D63441 ) , psaA ( AB044232 ) , psaB ( AB044457 ) , psbC ( AB044512 )
Cell size (min - max)
Organization		Colonial; Flagellate
Characteristics		Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-573
Other strain no.		Other strain no. : 88-1025-1
Remarks		Cryopreserved
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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-890	Pandorina morum	Green alga	Freshwater (Reservoir water)	Other water bloom ; Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous
NIES-362	Pandorina morum	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-242
NIES-242	Pandorina morum	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-243 and 362
NIES-243	Pandorina morum	Green alga	Freshwater (Lake water)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-242
NIES-886	Pandorina morum	Green alga	Freshwater (Pond water)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous

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-887	Pandorina morum	Green alga	(Soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous
NIES-888	Pandorina morum	Green alga	(Soil)	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+) ; Crosses with NIES-889
NIES-573	Pandorina colemaniae	Green alga	Freshwater (Paddy soil)	Phototaxis ; Authentic strain ; Isogamous ; Mating type (−) ; Crosses with NIES-572

Related strain information (Used in same reference)
Strain number	Scientific name	Common name	Habitat (Isolation source)	Characteristics
NIES-727	Paulschulzia pseudovolvox	Green alga	Freshwater
NIES-76	Dolichospermum spiroides	Blue-green alga ; Cyanobacteria	Freshwater (Lake water)	Cyanobacterial water bloom (aoko)
NIES-648	Gonium quadratum	Green alga	Freshwater	Phototaxis ; Heterothallic ; Isogamous ; Mating type (+) ; F1 clone of NIES-652 x 653 ; Sister clone to NIES-647, 649 and 650 from one zygote
NIES-380	Eremosphaera viridis	Green alga	Freshwater (Pond water)
NIES-536	Ulothrix zonata		Freshwater (Water)

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., Ito, M., Sano, R., Uchida, H., Watanabe, M. M., Kuroiwa, T. 1995 Phylogenetic relationships within the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyta) inferred from rbcL gene sequence data. J. Phycol., 31, 970-979. Keywords: Chlorophyta; Goniaceae; large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase / oxygenase (rbcL) gene; molecular phylogeny; Tetrabaenaceae; Volvocaceae Strain(s): 418, 421, 456, 460, 541, 564, 566, 569, 571, 572, 574, 577, 653, 725, 731, 732, 734, 735, 737, 895 DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1995.00970.x Nozaki, H. & Kuroiwa, T. 1991 Pandorina colemaniae sp. nov. (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyta) from Japan. Phycologia, 30, 449-457. Strain(s): 572, 573 DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-30-5-449.1 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., Ohta, N., Takano, H., Watanabe, M. M. 1999 Reexamination of phylogenetic relationships within the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyta): an analysis of atpB and rbcL gene sequences. J. Phycol., 35, 104-112. Keywords: atpB gene; Chlorophyta; Gonium; molecular phylogeny; rbcL gene; Volvocaceae; volvocine series; Volvox Strain(s): 418, 456, 460, 541, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 577, 582, 653, 654, 666, 720, 721, 722, 724, 725, 727, 728, 730, 731, 732, 734, 735, 736, 737, 851, 852, 858, 861, 882, 884, 895 DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3510104.x Yamada, T., Nakada, T., Miyaji, K., Nozaki, H. 2006 Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Gonium multicoccum (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) newly found in Japan. J. Jpn. Bot., 81, 139-147. Keywords: Chlorophyceae; Gonium multicoccum; ITS2; rbcL; Volvocales Strain(s): 289, 569, 572, 653, 654, 851, 857, 1038, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1711, 1713 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 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 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

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., Ito, M., Sano, R., Uchida, H., Watanabe, M. M., Kuroiwa, T. 1995 Phylogenetic relationships within the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyta) inferred from rbcL gene sequence data. J. Phycol., 31, 970-979.
Keywords: Chlorophyta; Goniaceae; large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase / oxygenase (rbcL) gene; molecular phylogeny; Tetrabaenaceae; Volvocaceae
Strain(s): 418, 421, 456, 460, 541, 564, 566, 569, 571, 572, 574, 577, 653, 725, 731, 732, 734, 735, 737, 895
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1995.00970.x

Nozaki, H. & Kuroiwa, T. 1991 Pandorina colemaniae sp. nov. (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyta) from Japan. Phycologia, 30, 449-457.
Strain(s): 572, 573
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-30-5-449.1

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., Ohta, N., Takano, H., Watanabe, M. M. 1999 Reexamination of phylogenetic relationships within the colonial Volvocales (Chlorophyta): an analysis of atpB and rbcL gene sequences. J. Phycol., 35, 104-112.
Keywords: atpB gene; Chlorophyta; Gonium; molecular phylogeny; rbcL gene; Volvocaceae; volvocine series; Volvox
Strain(s): 418, 456, 460, 541, 564, 566, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 577, 582, 653, 654, 666, 720, 721, 722, 724, 725, 727, 728, 730, 731, 732, 734, 735, 736, 737, 851, 852, 858, 861, 882, 884, 895
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3510104.x

Yamada, T., Nakada, T., Miyaji, K., Nozaki, H. 2006 Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Gonium multicoccum (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) newly found in Japan. J. Jpn. Bot., 81, 139-147.
Keywords: Chlorophyceae; Gonium multicoccum; ITS2; rbcL; Volvocales
Strain(s): 289, 569, 572, 653, 654, 851, 857, 1038, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1711, 1713

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

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

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

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