Volvocida

Name

Volvocida Francé, 1894, orth. zool.

Alternative classifications

Melkonian & Preisig, in Lee et al. (2000)

Melkonian, M. & Preisig, H.R. 2000. Order Volvocida. In: Lee, J.J., Leedale, G.F. & Bradbury, P. An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa. Society of Protozoologists/Allen Press: Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A, 2nd ed., vol. 1, p. 148-189, [1]. See Brands, S.J. (1989-2015), [2].

In "protozoa", "related to multicellular groups"

Order Volvocida Francé, 1894
- Suborder Dunaliellina
  - Family Astermonadidae Péterfi & Ionescu, 1979
    - Genus Asteromonas Artari, 1913
  - Family Dunaliellidae Christensen, 1967
    - Genus Dunaliella Teodoresco, 1904
- Suborder Chlamydomonadina
  - Family Chlamydomonadidae Stein, 1878
    - Genus Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833 [1834]
    - Genus Heterochlamydomonas Cox & Deason, 1969
    - Genus Chloromonas Gobi, 1899
    - Genus Gloeomonas Klebs, 1888
    - Genus Vitreochlamys Batko, 1970
    - Genus Lobomonas Dangeard, 1898
    - Genus Brachiomonas Bohlin, 1897 [1898]
    - Genus Diplostauron Korshikov, 1925
    - Genus Polytoma Ehrenberg, 1838
    - Genus Polytomella Aragão, 1910
  - Family Carteriidae Pascher, 1912
    - Genus Carteria Diesing, 1866
    - Genus Pseudocarteria Ettl, in Komárek & Ettl, 1958
  - Family Stephanosphaeridae Korshikov, 1938
    - Genus Chlorogonium Ehrenberg, 1835 [1836]
    - Genus Haematococcus Flotow, 1844
    - Genus Stephanosphaera Cohn, 1852
  - Family Phacotidae Francé, 1894
    - Genus Chlamydoblepharis Francé, 1894
    - Genus Dysmorphococcus Takeda, 1916
    - Genus Phacotus Perty, 1852
    - Genus Pteromonas Seligo, 1887
- Suborder Volvocina
  - Family Spondylomoridae (Spondylomoraceae Korshikov, 1923) (= Chlorcoronaceae Fott, 1971)
    - Genus Spondylomorum Ehrenberg, 1848
    - Genus Chlorcorona Fott, 1967
    - Genus Pyrobotrys Arnoldi, 1916
  - Family Tetrabaenidae (Tetrabaenaceae Nozaki & Itoh, 1994)
    - Genus Tetrabaena (Dujardin, 1841) Fromentel, 1874
  - Family Goniidae (Goniaceae (Pascher) Pascher, 1931) (= Astrephomenaceae Pocock, 1954)
    - Genus Gonium O.F. Müller, 1773
    - Genus Astrephomene Pocock, 1954
  - Family Volvocidae (Volvocaceae Ehrenberg, 1834)
    - Genus Eudorina Ehrenberg, 1831[1832]
    - Genus Pandorina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824
    - Genus Platydorina Kofoid, 1899
    - Genus Pleodorina Shaw, 1894
    - Genus Volvox Linnaeus, 1758
    - Genus Volvulina Playfair, 1915
    - Genus Yamagishiella Nozaki, 1981
- Incertae sedis
  - Genus Hafniomonas Ettl & Moestrup, 1980
  - Genus Oltmannsiellopsis Chihara & Inouye, 1986
  - Genus Spermatozopsis Korshikov, 1913
- "Less well-known genera"
  - Genus Apiochloris Pascher, 1930
  - Genus Basichlamys Skuja, 1956
  - Genus Cephalomonas Higinbotham, 1942
  - Genus Chlainomonas Christen, 1959
  - Genus Chlamydonephris H. & O. Ettl, 1959
  - Genus Chlorobrachis Korshikov, 1925
  - Genus Chloronephris Pascher & Jahoda, 1928
  - Genus Coccomonas Stein, 1878
  - Genus Costatochloris H. & O. Ettl, 1959
  - Genus Dangeardinella Pascher, 1930
  - Genus Delphinomonas Iyengar, in Iyengar & Desikachary, 1976
  - Genus Fortiella Pascher, 1927
  - Genus Fortiellopsis Iyengar, in Iyengar & Desikachary, 1976
  - Genus Furcilla Stokes, 1890
  - Genus Gigantochloris Pascher, 1927
  - Genus Granulochloris Pascher & Jahoda, 1928
  - Genus Hemitoma Skuja, 1939
  - Genus Hyaliella Pascher, 1931
  - Genus Hyalobrachion Swindell, 1939
  - Genus Hyalogonium Pascher, 1927
  - Genus Iyengariomonas Desikachary, 1965
  - Genus Jolyella Ruinen, 1938
  - Genus Korschikoffia Pascher, 1927
  - Genus Lundiella Sarma & Shyam, 1974
  - Genus Melomonas Iyengar, in Iyengar & Desikachary, 1976
  - Genus Oltmannsiella Zimmermann, 1930
  - Genus Papenfussiomonas Desikachary, 1972
  - Genus Pascherina Silva, 1959
  - Genus Pedinopera Pascher, 1925
  - Genus Pedinoperopsis Korshikov, 1938
  - Genus Peterfiella Gerloff, 1940
  - Genus Phyllariochloris Pascher & Jahoda, 1928
  - Genus Phyllocardium Korshikov, 1927
  - Genus Platella Proshkina-Lavrenko, 1945
  - Genus Provasoliella Loeblich III, 1967
  - Genus Pyramichlamys H. & O. Ettl, 1959
  - Genus Pyramidococcus Iyengar, in Iyengar & Desikachary, 1976
  - Genus Quadrichloris Fott, 1959
  - Genus Raciborskiella Wislouch, 1924
  - Genus Selenochloris Pascher, 1927
  - Genus Sphenochloris Pascher, 1922
  - Genus Spirogonium Pascher, 1927
  - Genus Tetrablepharis Senn ex Wille, in Engler & Prantl, 1909
  - Genus Tetrachloris Pascher & Jahoda, 1928
  - Genus Tetratoma Bütschli, 1883-1887 [1884]
  - Genus Thoracomonas Korshikov, 1925
  - Genus Tingitanella Bourrelly & Gayral, 1950
  - Genus Tussetia Pascher, 1927
  - Genus Ulochloris Pascher, 1916
  - Genus Wislouchiella Skvortzow, 1925