Chlamydomonadales
In taxonomy, the Volvocales, also known as Chlamydomonadales, are an order of flagellated or pseudociliated green algae, specifically of the Chlorophyceae. Volvocales can form planar or spherical colonies. These vary from Gonium (four to 32 cells) up to Volvox (500 cells or more). Each cell has two flagella, and is similar in appearance to Chlamydomonas, with the flagella throughout the colony moving in coordination.
25 branches of this order, most-observed first
Volvocaceae
familyVolvocaceae
Chlamydomonadaceae
familyChlamydomonadaceae
Chlorococcaceae
familyChlorococcaceae
Haematococcaceae
familyHaematococcaceae
Goniaceae
familyGoniaceae
Palmellopsidaceae
familyPalmellopsidaceae
Dunaliellaceae
familyDunaliellaceae
Phacotaceae
familyPhacotaceae
Sphaerocystidaceae
familySphaerocystidaceae
Tetrabaenaceae
familyTetrabaenaceae
Sphaerodictyaceae
familySphaerodictyaceae
Spondylomoraceae
familySpondylomoraceae
Chlorosarcinaceae
familyChlorosarcinaceae
Palmellaceae
familyPalmellaceae
Desmatractum
genusDesmatractum
Pleurastraceae
familyPleurastraceae
Characiochloridaceae
familyCharaciochloridaceae
Actinochloridaceae
familyActinochloridaceae
Protosiphonaceae
familyProtosiphonaceae
Rosetta
genusRosetta
Chloropteridella
genusChloropteridella
Chlorochytriaceae
familyChlorochytriaceae
Hypnomonadaceae
familyHypnomonadaceae
Ettlia
genusEttlia
Echinosphaerella
genusEchinosphaerella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 345798.