Volvox aureus Ehrenberg
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridaeplantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Volvocales
Family Volvocaceae
Genus Volvox
Pictures:
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 200x, DIC. 11 Nov 2008. Karl Bruun. © Karl Bruun.
Bremerton, Washington, USA; Kitsap Lake, 1000x, DIC. 19 Jun 2009. Karl Bruun. © Karl Bruun.
Bremerton, Washington, USA; Kitsap Lake, 1000x, DIC. 19 Jun 2009. Karl Bruun. © Karl Bruun.
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, Lugol's, 400x, DIC. 16 Aug 2009. Karl Bruun. © Karl Bruun.
Hood River, Oregon, USA; Columbia River, Marina, 400x, DIC. 30 Aug 2009. Karl Bruun. © Karl Bruun.
Volvox aureus Ehrenberg Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 200x, DIC
Publication details
Volvox aureus Ehrenberg 1832: 77
Original publication: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1832). Über die Entwickelung und Lebensdauer der Infusionsthiere; nebst ferneren Beiträgen zu einer Vergleichung ihrer organischen Systeme. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Physikalische Klasse 1831: 1-154.
Type species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Volvox.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), golden.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Janetosphaera aurea (Ehrenberg) W.R.Shaw 1922
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Volvox minor F.Stein
Volvox dioica var. lismorensis Playfair
Volvox dioicus F.J.Cohn 1875
Volvox lismorensis Playfair 1915
Type information
Type locality: Berlin (Silva 1996-to date).
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Volvox minor F.Stein)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002).
(as Volvox aureus Ehrenberg)
Europe: Balearic Islands (Cambra Sánchez, Álvarez Cobelas & Aboal Sanjurjo 1998), Britain (Pentecost 2002), Portugal (Cambra Sánchez, Álvarez Cobelas & Aboal Sanjurjo 1998), Romania (Caraus 2002), Spain (Alvárez Cobelas & Gallardo 1986, Cambra Sánchez, Álvarez Cobelas & Aboal Sanjurjo 1998).
North America: Michigan (Prescott 1961), Wisconsin (Prescott 1961).
South-west Asia: Pakistan (Shahnaz et al. 2007).
Asia: China (Hu & Wei 2006).
Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al. 1995), Northern Territory (Day et al. 1995), Queensland (Day et al. 1995), Victoria (Day et al. 1995).
(as Volvox lismorensis Playfair)
Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al. 1995).
Source of synonymy
Pentecost, A. (2002). Order Volvocales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 303-327. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Key references
Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995). Bibliographic check-list of non-marine algae in Australia. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 4: vii + 276.
Herron, M.D., Desnitskiy, A.G. & Michod, R.E. (2010). Evolution of developmental programs in Volvox (Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 46(2): 316-324.
Hu, H. & Wei, Y. (2006). The freshwater algae of China. Systematics, taxonomy and ecology. pp. [4 pls of 16 figs], [i-iv], i-xv, 1-1023. China: www.sciencep.com.
Shahnaz, A., Zarina, A., Masud-ul-Hasan & Shameel, M. (2007). Survey of some Volvocophyta Shameel from Lahore, Pakistan. International Journal of Phycology and Phycochemistry 3(2): 205-212.
UTEX Cultures
UTEX Culture LB 106 Volvox aureus
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CCAP Cultures
CCAP Strain Number 88/6 Volvox aureus Ehrenberg
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NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 18 May 2010 by Wendy Guiry
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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Bisalputra, T. & Stein, J.R. (1966). The development of cytoplasmic bridges in Volvox aureus. Canadian Journal of Botany 44: 1697-1702.
Pentecost, A. (1983). The distribution of daughter colonies in a natural population of Volvox aureus Ehrenb.. Annals of Botany 52: 769-776.
Reynolds, C.S. (1984). Growth-rate responses of Volvox aureus Ehrenb. (Chlorophyta, Volvocales) to variability in the physical environment. British Phycological Journal 18: 433-442, 5 figs, 1 table.
