Volvox

Volvox sp.

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Chlamydomonadales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Chlorophyta Subphylum: Chlorophytina Classis: Chlorophyceae Ordo: Chlamydomonadales

Familia: Volvocaceae
Genus: Volvox

Species: V. africanus – V. amboensis – V. aureus – V. barberi – V. capensis – V. carteri – V. chaos – V. dissipatrix – V. ferrisii – V. fertilis – V. gigas – V. globator – V. kirkiorum – V. merrillii – V. migulae – V. obversus – V. ovalis – V. perglobator – V. pilula – V. pocockiae – V. polychlamys – V. poonaensis – V. powersii – V. prolificus – V. reticuliferus – V. rousseletii – V. spermatosphaera – V. tertius – V. zeikusii

Name[edit]

Volvox L., 1758

Type species (lectotype): Volvox globator L.
Type designated in Spencer, M.A., Irvine, L.M. & Jarvis, C.E. (2009).

Synonyms[edit]

Besseyosphaera W.Shaw, 1916
- Type species: Besseyosphaera powersii W.Shaw
Campbellosphaera W.Shaw, 1920
- Type species: Campbellosphaera obversa W.Shaw
Copelandosphaera W.Shaw, 1922
- Type species: Copelandosphaera dissipatrix W.Shaw
Janetosphaera W.Shaw, 1922
- Type species: Janetosphaera aurea (Ehrenberg) W.Shaw
Merrillosphaera W.Shaw, 1922
- Type species: not designated.

References[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. : 820
Spencer, M.A., Irvine, L.M. & Jarvis, C.E. (eds.) 2009. Typification of Linnaean names relevant to algal nomenclature. Taxon 58(1): 237–260. DOI: 10.1002/tax.581023 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. Volvox. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2020-03-14.
Volvox in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on 2020-03-14

Vernacular names[edit]

беларуская: Вольвакс
日本語: ボルボックス
lietuvių: Maurakulis
polski: Toczek
русский: Вольвокс
slovenčina: Váľač
Türkçe: Volvoks
中文: 團藻

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