Volvox globator | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Phylum: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Volvocales |
Family: | Volvocaceae |
Genus: | Volvox |
Species: | V. globator |
Binomial name | |
Volvox globator L. |
Volvox globator is a species of green algae of the genus Volvox. It was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 work Systema Naturae. In 1856 its sexuality was described by Ferdinand Cohn and is the same as Sphaeroplea annulina.