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Volvox Linnaeus, 1758

1032842  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1032842)

  1. Biota
  2. Plantae (Kingdom)
  3. Chlorophyta (Phylum)
  4. Chlorophytina (Subdivision)
  5. Chlorophyceae (Class)
  6. Chlamydomonadales (Order)
  7. Volvocaceae (Family)
  8. Volvox (Genus)
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  1. Species Volvox aeneus M. Losana
  2. Species Volvox africanus G.S. West, 1910
  3. Species Volvox amboensis M.F. Rich & M.A. Pocock, 1933
  4. Species Volvox annulatus M. Losana
  5. Species Volvox arenarius M. Losana
  6. Species Volvox asteroides M. Losana
  7. Species Volvox atomus (O.F. Müller) M. Losana
  8. Species Volvox aureus Ehrenberg, 1832
  9. Species Volvox baccatus M. Losana
  10. Species Volvox barberi W.R. Shaw, 1922
  11. Species Volvox beroe (C. Linnaeus) C. Linnaeus
  12. Species Volvox bicaudatus C. Linnaeus
  13. Species Volvox bicolor M. Losana
  14. Species Volvox bipunctatus C.S. Rafinesque
  15. Species Volvox bivalvis M. Losana
  16. Species Volvox bulla J.F. Gmelin
  17. Species Volvox bullatus M. Losana
  18. Species Volvox bursarioides J.B.G.G.M. Bory
  19. Species Volvox capensis M.F. Rich & M.A. Pocock, 1933
  20. Species Volvox carteri F. Stein, 1873
  21. Species Volvox chaos Linnaeus, 1758
  22. Species Volvox conflictor O.F. Müller
  23. Species Volvox coordinatus M. Losana
  24. Species Volvox cristallinus M. Losana
  25. Species Volvox dimidiatus C. Linnaeus
  26. Species Volvox dioica
  27. Species Volvox dissipatrix (W.R. Shaw) Printz, 1927
  28. Species Volvox ellipticus M. Losana
  29. Species Volvox ferox M. Losana
  30. Species Volvox ferrisii N. Isaka, Matzuzaki & Nozaki, 2012
  31. Species Volvox fertilis Nayal
  32. Species Volvox floriferus M. Losana
  33. Species Volvox flosculosus M. Losana
  34. Species Volvox fuscescens M. Losana
  35. Species Volvox galeratus M. Losana
  36. Species Volvox gigas M.A. Pocock, 1933
  37. Species Volvox glaucoma (O.F. Müller) J.B.G.G.M. Bory
  38. Species Volvox glaucoma Ehrenberg
  39. Species Volvox globator Linnaeus, 1758
  40. Species Volvox globulatus M. Losana
  41. Species Volvox globulus O.F. Müller
  42. Species Volvox grandinella O.F. Müller
  43. Species Volvox granulosus M. Losana
  44. Species Volvox granulum O.F. Müller
  45. Species Volvox kirkiorum Nozaki, H. Kawai-Toyooka & N. Isaka, 2012
  46. Species Volvox kolpoda M. Losana
  47. Species Volvox laevigatus F.P. Schrank
  48. Species Volvox lens (O.F. Müller) M. Losana
  49. Species Volvox lethaeus M. Losana
  50. Species Volvox lismorensis Playfair, 1915
  51. Species Volvox lunula O.F. Müller
  52. Species Volvox lunulatus M. Losana
  53. Species Volvox maderaspatensis (M.O.P. Iyengar) K. Vani Manohar & R.J. Patel
  54. Species Volvox merrillii W.R. Shaw
  55. Species Volvox mica (O.F. Müller) M. Losana
  56. Species Volvox migulae (W.R. Shaw) Printz, 1927
  57. Species Volvox monoicus F.J. Cohn
  58. Species Volvox nutans M. Losana
  59. Species Volvox obversus (W.R. Shaw) Printz, 1927
  60. Species Volvox ocellus (O.F. Müller) M. Losana
  61. Species Volvox ovalis Pocock ex Nozaki & A.W. Coleman, 2011
  62. Species Volvox papillatus M. Losana
  63. Species Volvox perglobator J.H. Powers
  64. Species Volvox pileus F.P. Schrank
  65. Species Volvox pillularis M. Losana
  66. Species Volvox pilula O.F. Müller
  67. Species Volvox pocockiae R.C. Starr, 1970
  68. Species Volvox polychlamys Korshikov
  69. Species Volvox poonaensis V.V. Apte
  70. Species Volvox powersii (W.R. Shaw) Printz, 1927
  71. Species Volvox prolificus M.O.P. Iyengar
  72. Species Volvox proteiformis M. Losana
  73. Species Volvox proteus P.S. Pallas
  74. Species Volvox pulvisculus Losana
  75. Species Volvox punctum O.F. Müller
  76. Species Volvox punctum (O.F. Müller) M. Losana
  77. Species Volvox radiatus M. Losana
  78. Species Volvox reticulatus M. Losana
  79. Species Volvox roseus M. Losana
  80. Species Volvox rousseletii G.S. West, 1910
  81. Species Volvox saturnius M. Losana
  82. Species Volvox scutiferus M. Losana
  83. Species Volvox socialis O.F. Müller
  84. Species Volvox spermatosphaera Powers, 1908
  85. Species Volvox sphaerosira F. Stein
  86. Species Volvox sphaerula O.F. Müller
  87. Species Volvox stellatus Ehrenberg
  88. Species Volvox tertius Meyer, 1896
  89. Species Volvox tranquillus (O.F. Müller) M. Losana
  90. Species Volvox triflorus M. Losana
  91. Species Volvox trilobus M. Losana
  92. Species Volvox trisectus M. Losana
  93. Species Volvox ulva J. Girod-Chantrans
  94. Species Volvox uranoides M. Losana
  95. Species Volvox uva O.F. Müller
  96. Species Volvox vegetans O.F. Müller
  97. Species Volvox vitreus M. Losana
  98. Species Volvox zonatus M. Losana
  99. Species Volvox bernardii Playfair accepted as Volvox tertius Meyer, 1896
  100. Species Volvox dioicus F.J. Cohn, 1875 accepted as Volvox aureus Ehrenberg, 1832
  101. Species Volvox lacustris Girod-Chantrans, 1802 accepted as Sphaerella lacustris (Girod-Chantrans) Wittrock
  102. Species Volvox minor F. Stein accepted as Volvox aureus Ehrenberg, 1832
  103. Species Volvox mononae G.M. Smith accepted as Volvox tertius Meyer, 1896
  104. Species Volvox morum O.F. Müller, 1786 accepted as Pandorina morum (O.F. Müller) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824
  105. Species Volvox weismannia J.H. Powers, 1908 accepted as Volvox carteri F. Stein, 1873
marine, brackish
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 820 [details] 
IRMNG (2024). Volvox Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1032842 on 2025-04-30
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 820 [details] 

basis of record Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Silva, 1982 [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/Silva, 1982 [details] 

habitat flag source Whitton et al., 2003 [details] 

original description (of Campbellosphaera W. Shaw, 1920) Philippine J. Sci., 15
page(s): 493 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Includes FW species (Whitton et al., 2003) [details]

Nomenclatural status available [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Campbellosphaera W. Shaw, 1920)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Campbellosphaera W. Shaw, 1920)
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Campbellosphaera W. Shaw, 1920)
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