Volvox pilula O.F.Müller 1773
Publication Details
Volvox pilula O.F.Müller 1773: 28
Published in: Müller, O.F. (1773). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. Vol. 1 pp. [1-33], 1-135. Copenhagen & Leipzig: Apud Heineck et Faber, typis M. Hallager.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Volvox is Volvox globator Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), Little ball.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 April 2025
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025
