Sphaerosira Ehrenberg, 1832
Holotype species: Sphaerosira volvox Ehrenberg
Publication details: Ehrenberg, 1832: 78
Currently accepted name for the type species: Volvox aureus Ehrenberg
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, pls I-IV.
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Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Volvox.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Smith, G.M. (1944). A comparative study of the species of Volvox. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 63(4): 265-310, 46 figs.
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 June 2025
