Volvox gigas Pocock
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridaeplantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Volvocales
Family Volvocaceae
Genus Volvox
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Publication details
Volvox gigas Pocock 1933: 480, pls XXV-XXX, text figs 1-3
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Volvox is Volvox aureus Ehrenberg.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Type information
Type locality: Kimberley, South Africa (Silva 1996-to date).
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.
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 1894 Volvox gigas
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NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
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.)
Vande Berg, W.J. & Starr, R.C. (1971). Structure, reproduction and differentiation in Volvox gigas and Volvox powersii. Archiv für Protistenkunde 113: 195-219.
