Volvocaceae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Volvocaceae
Gonium pectorale
Gonium pectorale
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Volvocales
Family: Volvocaceae
Genera

Pandorina
Eudorina
Gonium
Platydorina
Pleodorina
Volvox
Volvulina
Yamagishiella
Basichlamys

The Volvocaceae are a family of unicellular or colonial biflagellates, including the typical genus Volvox. The family was named by Ehrenberg in 1834, and is known in older classifications as the Volvocidae.


This Chlorophyceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Languages