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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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[hide all]		 Genus Besseyosphaera W.R.Shaw, 1916
  » Species Besseyosphaera powersii W.R.Shaw, 1916 accepted as Volvox powersii (W.R.Shaw) Printz, 1927
Genus Conradimonas Kufferath, 1954
Genus Eudorina Ehrenberg, 1832
  » Species Eudorina elegans Ehrenberg, 1832
» Species Eudorina unicocca G.M.Smith, 1931
» Species Eudorina californica (Shaw) Goldstein accepted as Pleodorina californica W.R.Shaw, 1894
» Species Eudorina elegans Chodat, 1902 accepted as Eudorina unicocca G.M.Smith, 1931
» Species Eudorina illinoisensis (Kofoid) Pascher, 1927 accepted as Pleodorina illinoisensis Kofoid, 1898
» Species Eudorina stagnale Wolle, 1887 accepted as Eudorina elegans Ehrenberg, 1832
Genus Hamakko T.Nakada, 2009
Genus Hemiflagellochloris S.Watanabe, S.Tsujimura, T.Misono, S.Nakamura & H.Inoue, 2006
  » Species Hemiflagellochloris kazakhstanica S.Watanabe, S.Tsujiura, T.Misono, S.Nakamura & H.Inoue, 2006
Genus Lundiella Y.S.R.K.Sarma & R.Shyam, 1974
Genus Mastigosphaera Schewiakoff, 1892
  » Species Mastigosphaera gobii Schewiakoff, 1892
Genus Pandorina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824
  » Species Pandorina morum (O.F.Müller) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824
  » Forma Pandorina morum f. cylindrica Woloszynska
» Forma Pandorina morum f. major Iyengar
» Forma Pandorina morum f. oligosoma Sokoloff & Ancona
» Variety Pandorina morum var. coelastroidea Playfair
» Variety Pandorina morum var. tropica Playfair
» Species Pandorina smithii Chodat
» Species Pandorina unicocca W.R.Rayburn & R.C.Starr, 1974
» Species Pandorina elegans (Ehrenberg) Dujardin, 1841 accepted as Eudorina elegans Ehrenberg, 1832
» Species Pandorina mora (O.F. Müller) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824 accepted as Pandorina morum (O.F.Müller) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824
Genus Platydorina Kofoid, 1899
  » Species Platydorina caudata Kofoid, 1899
Genus Pleodorina W.R.Shaw, 1894
  » Species Pleodorina californica W.R.Shaw, 1894
» Species Pleodorina illinoisensis Kofoid, 1898
» Species Pleodorina sphaerica Iyengar
Genus Stephanoon Schewiakoff, 1892
Genus Tabris Nakada, 2009
Genus Volvox Linnaeus, 1758
  » Species Volvox aureus Ehrenberg, 1832
» Species Volvox chaos Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Volvox dissipatrix (W.R.Shaw) Printz, 1927
» Species Volvox ferrisii N.Isaka, Matzuzaki & Nozaki, 2012
» Species Volvox globator Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Volvox kirkiorum Nozaki, H. Kawai-Toyooka & N.Isaka, 2012
» Species Volvox ovalis Pocock ex Nozaki & A.W.Coleman, 2011
» Species Volvox powersii (W.R.Shaw) Printz, 1927
» Species Volvox spermatosphaera Powers, 1908
  » Variety Volvox spermatosphaera var. minor M.Gupta & D.C.Pandey
» Species Volvox tertius Meyer, 1896
» Species Volvox bernardii Playfair accepted as Volvox tertius Meyer, 1896
» Species Volvox mononae G.M.Smith accepted as Volvox tertius Meyer, 1896
» Species Volvox morum O.F.Müller, 1786 accepted as Pandorina morum (O.F.Müller) Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824
Genus Volvulina Playfair, 1915
Genus Yamagishiella H.Nozaki, 1992
  » Species Yamagishiella unicocca (W.R.Rayburn & R.C.Starr) H.Nozaki, 1992

Genus Campbellosphaera W.Shaw, 1920 (unaccepted)
Genus Merrillosphaera W.Shaw, 1922 (unaccepted)
  » Species Merrillosphaera tertia (Meyer) Shaw accepted as Volvox tertius Meyer, 1896
Genus Platymonas G.S.West, 1916 accepted as Tetraselmis F.Stein, 1878
  » Species Platymonas convolutae Parke & Manton, 1967
» Species Platymonas contracta N. Carter accepted as Tetraselmis contracta (N.Carter) Butcher
» Species Platymonas gracilis Kylin, 1935 accepted as Tetraselmis gracilis (Kylin) Butcher, 1959
» Species Platymonas impellucida McLachlan & Parke, 1967 accepted as Tetraselmis impellucida (McLachlan & Parke) R.E.Norris, Hori & Chihara, 1980
» Species Platymonas incisa Nygaard, 1950 accepted as Tetraselmis incisa (Nygaard) R.E.Norris, Hori & Chihara, 1980
» Species Platymonas subcordiformis (Wille) Hazen, 1921 accepted as Tetraselmis subcordiformis (Wille) Butcher, 1959
» Species Platymonas suecica Kylin, 1935 accepted as Tetraselmis suecica (Kylin) Butcher, 1959
» Species Platymonas tetrathele G.S.West, 1916 accepted as Tetraselmis tetrathele (West) Butcher, 1959
» Species Platymonas willei Kylin, 1935 accepted as Tetraselmis subcordiformis (Wille) Butcher, 1959
Environment marine
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143798
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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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