Meaning | chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial. |
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Synonym | order Volvocales |
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Member of | Chlorophyceae, class Chlorophyceae | algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments |
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Members | Chlamydomonadaceae, family Chlamydomonadaceae | green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome |
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Volvocaceae, family Volvocaceae | unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates |
Broader | protoctist order | The order of protoctists |
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Spanish | orden Volvocales, volvocales, Volvocales |
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Catalan | volvocales, Volvocal, volvocals |
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