Volvox lens (O.F.Müller) Losana 1829
Publication Details
Volvox lens (O.F.Müller) Losana 1829: 6
Published in: Losana, M. (1829). De animalaculis microscopicis seu infusoriis. Sectio secunda. Monomorpha. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino 33(1): 1-48, 2 plates.
Publication date: 9 February 1829
Type 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 Kamera lens (O.F.Müller) D.J.Patterson & Zölffel.
Basionym
Monas lens O.F.Müller
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a lentil; a lens (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 February 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024