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IRMNG taxon details

Volvocaceae

108066  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:108066)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Chlorophyta (Phylum)
  4. Chlorophytina (Subdivision)
  5. Chlorophyceae (Class)
  6. Chlamydomonadales (Order)
  7. Volvocaceae (Family)
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Family

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  1. Genus Besseyosphaera W.R. Shaw, 1916
  2. Genus Botryocystis Kützing, 1843 (uncertain, unassessed)
  3. Genus Campbellosphaera W. Shaw, 1920 accepted as Volvox Linnaeus, 1758
  4. Genus Chlamydophacus J. Massart, 1901 (uncertain)
  5. Genus Colemanosphaera H. Nozaki in Nozaki, Yamada, Takahashi, Matsuzaki & Nakada, 2014
  6. Genus Conradimonas Kufferath, 1954
  7. Genus Copelandosphaera W. Shaw, 1922
  8. Genus Diplodorina Fromentel, 1874 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  9. Genus Eovolvox J. Kazmierczak, 1975 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  10. Genus Eudorina Ehrenberg, 1832
  11. Genus Eudorina Pascher, 1926 accepted as Eudorina Ehrenberg, 1832
  12. Genus Eudorinella Lemmermann, 1900 (uncertain, unassessed)
  13. Genus Glenogonium Diesing, 1866
  14. Genus Gyges J.B.G. Bory de St.-Vincent, 1827 (uncertain, unassessed)
  15. Genus Gymnomonas S. Waranabe & T. Nakada, 2018
  16. Genus Hamakko T. Nakada in T. Nakada & H. Nozaki, 2009
  17. Genus Hemiflagellochloris S. Watanabe, S. Tsujimura, T. Misono, S. Nakamura & H. Inoue, 2006
  18. Genus Janetosphaera W. Shaw, 1922
  19. Genus Lundiella Y.S.R.K. Sarma & R. Shyam, 1974
  20. Genus Mastigosphaera Schewiakoff, 1892
  21. Genus Merrillosphaera W. Shaw, 1922
  22. Genus Pandorina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824
  23. Genus Pectoralina J.B.G. Bory de St.-Vincent, 1827
  24. Genus Platydorina Kofoid, 1899
  25. Genus Platymonas G.S. West, 1916 accepted as Tetraselmis S.F.N. Stein, 1878 (synonym)
  26. Genus Pleodorina W.R. Shaw, 1894
  27. Genus Sphaerosira C.G. Ehrenberg, 1832 (uncertain, unassessed)
  28. Genus Stephanoon Schewiakoff, 1892
  29. Genus Tabris T. Nakada in T. Nakada & H. Nozaki, 2009
  30. Genus Tetragonium W. West & G.S. West, 1896
  31. Genus Volvox Linnaeus, 1758
  32. Genus Volvulina Playfair, 1915
  33. Genus Yamagishiella H. Nozaki in H. Nozaki & T. Kuroiwa, 1992
  34. Genus Yildizia H. Özdikmen, 2009
marine, fresh
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Volvocaceae. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108066 on 2024-05-18
Date
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2007-02-22 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2017-11-06 19:33:25Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.  [details]   

extant flag source as per included genera [details]   

habitat flag source Parker 82, Lee et al 2000, Aphia2006 [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Plantae (Kingdom) > Thallobionta (Subkingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Chlorophyceae (Class) > Volvocales (Order) > Volvocaceae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Predominantly FW and in some soil cultures (Lee et al 2000, Parker 82) but includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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