National Institute for Environmental Studies
Ex-situ Conservation of Endangered Algae
Various Japanese endangered algae are also preserved as culture strains at the Microbial Culture Collection facility. They include 14 species, 270 strains of freshwater red algae and 28 species, 100 strains of charophytes (stoneworts).
(KAWACHI Masanobu, Biodiversity Resource Conservation Section)
A freshwater red alga, Nemalionopsis tortuosa , growing on a stone in a stream.
A stonewort, Nitella pseudoflabellata, growing in the shore of an irrigation pond, making fluffy clumps under water.
