Volvox proteus Pallas 1766

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Volvox proteus Pallas 1766: 417

Published in: Pallas, P.S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adurnbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succinctas descriptiones cum selectis auctorum synonymis. pp. xxviii, 451. The Hague: Petrum van Cleef.

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Publication date: 1766

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 Amoeba proteus (Pallas) Leidy.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), early sea-god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 January 2024

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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