Volvox aureus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Volvocaceae
Genus: Volvox
Species: Volvox aureus

Name

Volvox aureus Ehrenberg, 1832: 77

Type locality: Berlin [Germany].

Synonyms

Homotypic
Janetosphaera aurea (Ehrenberg) W.Shaw, 1922
Heterotypic
Volvox dioica var. lismorensis Playfair
Volvox minor F.Stein, 1854
Volvox dioicus Cohn, 1875
Volvox lismorensis Playfair, 1915

References

Primary references

Ehrenberg, C.G. 1832. Über die Entwickelung und Lebensdauer der Infusionsthiere; nebst ferneren Beiträgen zu einer Vergleichung ihrer organischen Systeme. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1831: 1–154, pls I–IV. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

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Isaka, N., Kawai-Toyooka, H., Matsuzaki, R., Nakada, T. & Nozaki, H. 2012: Description of two new monoecious species of Volvox sect. Volvox (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyceae), based on comparative morphology and molecular phylogeny of cultured material. Journal of Phycology 48(3): 759–767.

Links

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2024. Volvox aureus. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2024-03-02.

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