Strain number NIES-237  
Phylum Dinophyta  
Class Dinophyceae  
Scientific name Prorocentrum minimum (Pavillard) Schiller  
Synonym  
Former name  
Common name Dinoflagellate  
Locality (Date of collection) Osaka Bay, Osaka, Japan (1982-08-03)  
Latitude / Longitude  
Habitat (Isolation source) Marine (Seawater)  
History < Watanabe, Makoto M.  
Isolator (Date of isolation) Watanabe, Makoto M. (1982-08-03)  
Identified by  
State of strain Subculture; Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2018 Feb]  
Culture condition
(Preculture condition)
Medium:  ESM  
Temperature:  20 C
Light intensity:  39 µmol photons/m2/sec, L/D cycle:  10L:14D
Duration:  21 D  
Gene information  
Cell size (min - max) 17 - 20 μm  
Organization Unicellular; Flagellate 
Characteristics Red tide  
Other strain no. Other strain no. : OPmin  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1"; Axenic 
Movie  
Related strain information
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-682
Prorocentrum dentatum Dinoflagellate   Marine (Seawater) Red tide  
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Strain number Scientific name Common name Habitat (Isolation source) Characteristics
NIES-1
Chattonella marina   Marine (Seawater) Red tide  
NIES-3597
Gymnodinium impudicum Dinoflagellate   Marine (Seawater)  
NIES-5
Heterosigma akashiwo   Marine Red tide  
NIES-605
Fibrocapsa japonica   Marine (Seawater) Red tide  
NIES-323
Skeletonema marinoi-dohrnii complex Centric diatom   Marine (Seawater) Red tide ; Planktonic ; DNA sequencing indicates this strain is included in Skeletonema marinoi/dohrnii clade  
Reference
Fukao, T., Nishijima, T., Yamaguchi, H., Adachi, M. 2007 Utilization of urea by the 6 species of red tide phytoplankton. Bull. Plankton Soc. Japan, 54, 1-8 (in Japanese with English summary).
Keywords: growth; red tide; phytoplankton; urea; uptake kinetics
Strain(s): 1,  6,  237,  323,  324,  605 

Motokawa, S., Taguchi, S. 2015 Scattering properties of the dinoflagellates Prorocentrum micans and P. minimum. Plankton Benthos Res., 10, 154-162.
Keywords: absorption; ac-9; equivalent spherical diameter; ratio of cellular carbon to chlorophyll a; scattering efficiency
Strain(s): 218,  237 
DOI: 10.3800/pbr.10.154

Yoshimura, T., Yanagawa, T., Fujiwara, A., Murai, K., Nogata, Y., Furuta, T., Kobayashi, T. 2016 Marine diatom Coscinodiscus wailesii inhibits DPD measurement of residual chlorine in seawater samples. Sessile Organisms, 33, 38-43 (in Japanese with English summary).
Keywords: Residual chlorine; DPD; Seawater; Coscinodiscus wailesii
Strain(s): 1,  5,  237,  323 
DOI: 10.4282/sosj.33.38

Nishitani, G., Yamamoto, K., Nakajima, M., Shibata, Y., Sato-Okoshi, W., Yamaguchi, M. 2021 A novel parasite strain of Amoebophrya sp. infecting the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella (Group I) and its effect on the host bloom in Osaka Bay, Japan. Harmful Algae, 110, 102123 (article ID).
Keywords: Alexandrium catenella (Group I); Amoebophrya; Dinoflagellate; Parasite; 18S rDNA; 28S rDNA
Strain(s): 237,  3597 
PubMed: 34887003
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2021.102123

Zhou, G.-J., Lai, R. W. S., Yang, Y., Kim, M.-S., Lee, Y. H., Lee, J.-S., Leung, K. M. Y. 2026 Retinoic acids can hinder molting and development of the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus in the coastal environment. J. Hazard. Mater., 513, 142521 (article ID).
Keywords: Retinoids; Algae; Chronic toxicity; Copepod; Molting; Ecdysteroid
Strain(s): 1,  5,  12,  223,  237,  323,  377,  534,  586,  601,  675,  682,  1383,  1396,  1834,  2327,  2590 
PubMed: 42208294
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142521

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