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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. Volvocales (Order)
  7. Volvocaceae (Family)
accepted
Family
Volvocales

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  1. Genus Besseyosphaera W.R. Shaw, 1916
  2. Genus Colemanosphaera H. Nozaki in Nozaki, Yamada, Takahashi, Matsuzaki & Nakada, 2014
  3. Genus Conradimonas Kufferath, 1954
  4. Genus Copelandosphaera W. Shaw, 1922
  5. Genus Eudorina Ehrenberg, 1832
  6. Genus Glenogonium Diesing, 1866
  7. Genus Gymnomonas S. Waranabe & T. Nakada, 2018
  8. Genus Hamakko T. Nakada in T. Nakada & H. Nozaki, 2009
  9. Genus Hemiflagellochloris S. Watanabe, S. Tsujimura, T. Misono, S. Nakamura & H. Inoue, 2006
  10. Genus Lundiella Y.S.R.K. Sarma & R. Shyam, 1974
  11. Genus Mastigosphaera Schewiakoff, 1892
  12. Genus Pandorina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824
  13. Genus Pandorinopsis Q. Luo & F. Wang in Luo et al., 1983 †
  14. Genus Paraeudorina D. Gan, C. Bian, W. Yang, L. Liu, J. Dong, W. Zhuang, Y. Li & J. Wang, 2023 †
  15. Genus Pectoralina J.B.G. Bory de St.-Vincent, 1827
  16. Genus Platydorina Kofoid, 1899
  17. Genus Pleodorina W.R. Shaw, 1894
  18. Genus Praviglobus Y.-S. Xue, T.-F. Tang, C.-L. Yu & C.-M. Zhou, 1995 †
  19. Genus Spiralicellula Y.-S. Xue, T.-F. Tang, C.-L. Yu & C.-M. Zhou, 1995 †
  20. Genus Stephanoon Schewiakoff, 1892
  21. Genus Tabris T. Nakada in T. Nakada & H. Nozaki, 2009
  22. Genus Volvox Linnaeus, 1758
  23. Genus Volvulina Playfair, 1915
  24. Genus Yamagishiella H. Nozaki in H. Nozaki & T. Kuroiwa, 1992
  25. Genus Yildizia H. Özdikmen, 2009
  26. Genus Campbellosphaera W. Shaw, 1920 accepted as Volvox Linnaeus, 1758
  27. Genus Eudorina Pascher, 1926 accepted as Eudorina Ehrenberg, 1832
  28. Genus Janetosphaera W. Shaw, 1922
  29. Genus Merrillosphaera W. Shaw, 1922
  30. Genus Platymonas G.S. West, 1916 accepted as Tetraselmis S.F.N. Stein, 1878 (synonym)
  31. Genus Tetragonium W. West & G.S. West, 1896
  32. Genus Botryocystis Kützing, 1843 (uncertain, unassessed)
  33. Genus Chlamydophacus J. Massart, 1901 (uncertain)
  34. Genus Diplodorina Fromentel, 1874 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  35. Genus Eovolvox J. Kazmierczak, 1975 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  36. Genus Eudorinella Lemmermann, 1900 (uncertain, unassessed)
  37. Genus Gyges J.B.G. Bory de St.-Vincent, 1827 (uncertain, unassessed)
  38. Genus Sphaerosira C.G. Ehrenberg, 1832 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, fresh
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Volvocaceae. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108066 on 2026-09-20
Date
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2007-02-22 23:00:00Z
created
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] 
Unreviewed
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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