Volvox gigas Pocock 1933
Publication Details
Volvox gigas Pocock 1933: 480, figs 1-3; pls XXV-XXX
Published in: Pocock, M.A. (1933). Volvox and associated algae from Kimberley. Annals of the South African Museum 16: 473-521.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Volvox is Volvox globator Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Kimberley, South Africa; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A giant (Stearn 1973).
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 February 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
