Volvox globator Linnaeus
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridaeplantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Volvocales
Family Volvocaceae
Genus Volvox
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Anderson Lake, Washington, USA; 200x, DIC. 05 Jul 2009. Karl Bruun. © Karl Bruun.
Anderson Lake, Washington, USA; 200x, DIC. 05 Jul 2009. Karl Bruun. © Karl Bruun.
Volvox globator Linnaeus Anderson Lake, Washington, USA; 200x, DIC
Publication details
Volvox globator Linnaeus 1758: 820
Original publication: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Vol. 1 pp. [i-iv], [1]-823. Stockholmiae [Stockholm]: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Volvox is Volvox aureus Ehrenberg.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a Freshwater species.
Type information
Type locality: Hab in Europae Lacubus (Silva 1996-to date).
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Volvox globator Linnaeus)
Europe: Britain (Pentecost 2002), Romania (Caraus 2002), Spain (Alvárez Cobelas & Gallardo 1986, Cambra Sánchez, Álvarez Cobelas & Aboal Sanjurjo 1998).
North America: Michigan (Prescott 1961), Wisconsin (Prescott 1961).
Asia: China (Hu & Wei 2006).
Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al. 1995), Queensland (Day et al. 1995), Victoria (Day et al. 1995).
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.
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.
UTEX Cultures
UTEX Culture LB 955 Volvox globator
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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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