Volvulina compacta H.Nozaki
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridaeplantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Volvocales
Family Volvocaceae
Genus Volvulina
Publication details
Volvulina compacta H.Nozaki
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Volvulina is Volvulina steinii Playfair.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), compact (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Key references
Suda, S., Nozaki, H. & Watanabe, M. (2005). Morphology and sexual reproduction of Carteria palmata sp. nov. belonging to the Carteria group I sensu Lembi (Chlorophyceaem Volvocales). Phycologia 44: 596-607.
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 06 February 2006 by Wendy Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 262 times since it was created.
References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Nozaki, H. & Kuroiwa, T. (1990). Volvulina compacta sp. nov. (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyta) from Nepal. Phycologia 29: 410-417.
