Volvox carteri f. weismannia
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridaeplantae
Phylum Chlorophycophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Volvocales
Family Volvocaceae
Genus Volvox
This is a preliminary entry and has not been subject to full verification.
Publication details
Volvox carteri f. weismannia
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Volvox is Volvox aureus Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Volvox weismannia J.H.Powers
Type information
Type locality: Rocheport, Missouri (Silva 1996-to date). Type: R.H. Wolcott; (Silva 1996-to date
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Volvox weismannia J.H.Powers 1908
Nomenclatural notes
Volvox carteri f. Weismanniana is cited in Index Nominum Algarum. Nozaki (1988: 219) and Herron et al. (2010: 317) cite V. carteri f. weismannia - (18 May 2010) - Wendy Guiry
Key references
Herron, M.D., Desnitskiy, A.G. & Michod, R.E. (2010). Evolution of developmental programs in Volvox (Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 46(2): 316-324.
Nozaki, H. (1988). Morphology, sexual reproduction and taxonomy of Volvox carteri f. kawasakiensis f. nov. (Chlorophyta) from Japan. Phycologia 27((2)): 209-220.
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum, University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/INA.html. ..
UTEX Cultures
UTEX Culture LB 1875 Volvox carteri f. weismannia
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SAG Cultures
No records have been found on the SAG site.
NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
As of 2 June 2009, nucleotide sequence data are available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Genbank for 28825 samples identified as Volvox carteri.
Created: 02 May 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.)
Birchem, R. & Kochert, G. (1979). Development of sperm cells of Volvox carteri f. weismannia (Chlorophyceae). Phycologia 18: 409-419, 20 figs.
Coggin, S.J., Hutt, W. & Kochert, G. (1979). Sperm bundle-female somatic cell interaction in the fertilization process of Volvox carteri f. weismannia (Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 15: 247-251, 1 table.
