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Strain Distribution
Strain No. NIES-4029
Institution name National Institute for Environmental Studies
Phylum Chlorophyta Class Chlorophyceae
Order Family
Scientific name  Volvox ferrisii Isaka, Matsuzaki & Nozaki
Synonym
Common name Green alga; Volvocine alga
Locality(Date of collection) Japan  Ibaraki,  Machi-ike Pond, (1998-06-**)
Collector name  
Habitat(Isolation source) Freshwater
Details of habitats  Pond 
Isolator(Date of isolation) Ueki, Noriko
Identified by Ueki, Noriko (Reidentify)
State of strain Unialgal; Clonal; Axenic[2017 May]
Preservation state Subculture
Freeze Preservation Uncertain
Culture condition(Preculture condition) Medium:AF-6; VTAC
Medium form:
Temperature:22 ℃
Light intensity:21 μmol phtons/m2/sec  L/D cycle:10L:14D
Duration:14 D
Gene information 18S-ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 (GU325798 ) psaA (GU325792 ) psaB (GU325794 ) rbcL (GU325796 )
Characteristics
  Phototaxis  Homothallic; Monoecious; Oogamy; Resting zygote forming
Cell size(min-max) 300μm- 1000μm   Organization Colonial; Flagellate  
Remarks Fragile species to transportation stresses; Read and agree "How to order 4.1"; Axenic  

Reference
Ueki, N., Matsunaga, S., Inouye, I., Hallmann, A.: 2010: How 5000 independent rowers coordinate their strokes in order to row into the sunlight: Phototaxis in the multicellular green alga Volvox.: BMC Biol., 8, 103 (article ID).
Strains: 4029

Ueki, N., Wakabayashi, K.: 2018: Detergent-extracted Volvox model exhibits an anterior–posterior gradient in flagellar Ca2+ sensitivity.: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 115, E1061-E1068 (article ID).
Strains: 4029