Volvox morum O.F.Müller 1786
Current name:
Pandorina morum (O.F.Müller) Bory
Pitsford Water SSSI, Northamptonshire, UK. BF image. - 27 March 2010. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Volvox morum O.F.Müller 1786: 20, pl. III, figs 14-16
Published in: Müller, O.F. (1786). Animalcula infusoria fluviatilia et marina quæ detexit, systematice descripsit et ad vivum delineari curavit Otho Fridericus Müller ; sistet opus hoc posthumum, quod cum tabulis Aeneis L. in lucem tradit vidua ejus nobilissima cura Othonis Fabricii. pp. [i]-[ix], [i]-lvi, [1]-367. Hauniæ [Copenhagen]: Typis N. Mölleri.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Volvox is Volvox globator Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pandorina morum (O.F.Müller) Bory.
Type Information
Type: mense Octobri & Decembri; inter Lemnam; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 August 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2023
