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Volvocaceae 
AphiaID: 143798

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Viridaeplantae (Subkingdom) > Chlorophyta (Phylum) > Chlorophyceae (Class) > Volvocales (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Volvocales
Source  basis of record: Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]

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taxa
[show all]		 Genus Besseyosphaera W.R.Shaw, 1916
Genus Conradimonas Kufferath, 1954
Genus Eudorina Ehrenberg, 1832
Genus Hamakko T.Nakada, 2009
Genus Hemiflagellochloris S.Watanabe, S.Tsujimura, T.Misono, S.Nakamura & H.Inoue, 2006
Genus Lundiella Y.S.R.K.Sarma & R.Shyam, 1974
Genus Mastigosphaera Schewiakoff, 1892
Genus Pandorina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824
Genus Platydorina Kofoid, 1899
Genus Pleodorina W.R.Shaw, 1894
Genus Stephanoon Schewiakoff, 1892
Genus Tabris Nakada, 2009
Genus Volvox Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Volvulina Playfair, 1915
Genus Yamagishiella H.Nozaki, 1992

Genus Campbellosphaera W.Shaw, 1920 (unaccepted)
Genus Merrillosphaera W.Shaw, 1922 (unaccepted)
Genus Platymonas G.S.West, 1916 accepted as Tetraselmis F.Stein, 1878
Environment marine
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143798
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Volvocaceae. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143798 on 2013-05-19
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