Volvox tertius

Volvox tertius

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Volvocaceae
Genus: Volvox
Species: Volvox tertius

Name

Volvox tertius Art.Meyer, 1896: 187, figs 5-7; pl. VIII: figs A, Z, a

• Type locality: in einem Tümpel bei Marburg [near Marburg, Germany].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Merillosphaera tertia (Art.Meyer) W.Shaw, 1922
• Heterotypic
  • Volvox bernardii Playfair, 1914: 106, pl. II: figs. 5-11
    • Type locality: Richmond River, Lismore, New South Wales.
  • Volvox mononae G.M.Smith, 1920: 99, pl. 18: fig. 1

References

Primary references

• Meyer, A. 1896. Die Plasmaverbindungen und die Membranen von Volvox globator, aureus und tertius, mit Rücksicht auf die thierischen Zellen. Botanische Zeitung 54(Abteilung 1): 187–216. 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. 
• Playfair, G.I. 1914. Contributions to a knowledge of the biology of the Richmond River. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 39: 93–151. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, G.M. 1920. Phytoplankton of the Inland Lakes of Wisconsin. Part I: Myxophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Heterokonteae, and Chlorophyceae exclusive of the Desmidiaceae. Bulletin of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 57: 1–243. Online Reference page. 

Links

• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2024. Volvox tertius. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2024-03-19.

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