Volvocaceae

Translingual

Volvox aureus

Etymology

From Volvox +‎ -aceae.

Proper noun

Volvocaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Volvocales – colonial and multicellular biflagellate chlorophytes.

Synonyms

(family): Volvocidae (obsolete classification)

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Chlorophyta – infrakingdom; Chlorophyta – phylum; Chlorophyceae - class; Volvocales - order

Hyponyms

(family): Eudorina, Lundiella, Mastigosphaera, Pandorina, Platydorina, Pleodorina, Stephanoon, Volvox, Volvulina (genera)

References

Volvocaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Volvocaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Volvocaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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