Volvox

This taxon is (or may be) polyphyletic

Taxonavigation

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. bullatus – V. capensis – V. carteri – V. chaos – V. dissipatrix – V. ferrisii – V. fertilis – V. floriferus – V. fuscus – V. gigas – V. globator – V. globulatus – V. kirkiorum – V. merrillii – V. migulae – V. nutans – 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

Volvox L., 1758: 820

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

Synonyms

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

Primary references

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.
Shaw, W.R. 1916. Besseyosphaera, a new genus of the Volvocaceae. Botanical Gazette 61: 253–254. BHL Reference page.
Shaw, W.R. 1919. Campbellosphaera, a new genus of the Volvocaceae. Philippine Journal of Science. Section C 15(6): 493–520. BHL Reference page.
Shaw, W.R. 1922. Janetosphaera, a new genus, and two new species of Volvox. Philippine Journal of Science. Section C 20(5): 477–508. BHL Reference page.
Shaw, W.R. 1922. Merrillosphaera, a new genus of the Volvocaceae. Philippine Journal of Science. Section C 21: 87–129. BHL Reference page.
Shaw, W.R. 1922. Copelandosphaera, a new genus of the Volvocaceae. Philippine Journal of Science. Section C 21: 207–232. BHL Reference page.
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.

Links

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2024. Volvox. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2024-03-01.

Vernacular names

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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