Chlorophyceae:
Volvocales: Volvocaceae
Volvocida: Volvocina: Volvocidae
Volvox globactor
(Linnaeus, 1758) Ehrenberg
Linné 1758 (Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa 9, Chlorophyta I, 1983)
Linnaeus 1758 (John et al. eds. 2002)
Syns.: V. stellata Ehrenberg 1832, V. monoicus Cohn 1875
Species: 5000-15,000 cells with cytoplasmic connections (Kudo, 1966).
Cell body star-shaped, or amoeboid in shape, gelatinous matrix clearly separated from each other;
colony consisting of 8000-17000 cells with a thick cytoplasmic connection.
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Volvox globactor (Linnaeus, 1758) Ehrenberg,
cysts (?) 35 μm in diam., gelatinous sheath 16 μm in thickness (including concal projections), L/W=,
x 640, No.2, Kejo-numa, Furukawa-Ono, Osaki city (formerly Furukawa city), Miyagi Pref., Japan, October 29, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.2, Kejo-numa, Furukawa-Ono, Osaki city (formerly Furukawa city), Miyagi Pref., Japan, October 29, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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