1) Genus volvox 2) Protoctist genus 3) Type genus of the Volvocaceae
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Volvox carteri (V. nagariensis) Volvox globator Volvox barberi Volvox rouseletti Volvox dissipatrix Volvox is the most developed in a series of genera that form spherical colonies. Each mature Volvox colony is composed of numerous flagellate cells similar to Chlamydomonas, up to 50,000 in total, and embedded in the surface of a hollow sphere or co...
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• (n.) A genus of minute, pale-green, globular, organisms, about one fiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water, the motion being produced by minute colorless cilia. It has been considered as belonging to the flagellate Infusoria, but is now referred to the vegetable kingdom, and each globule is considered a colony of many in...
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genus of freshwater, chlorophyll-containing green algae (division Chlorophyta). The spherical or oval hollow colonies, one cell in depth and ... [3 related articles]
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A genus of colonial flagellates. The colony is a hollow sphere about 0.5mm in diameter comprising about 50,000 cells embedded in a gelatinous wall and the cells are sometimes connected by cytoplasmic bridges. Each cell has a chloroplast and two flagella. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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A genus of colonial flagellates. The colony is a hollow sphere about 0.5mm in diameter comprising about 50,000 cells embedded in a gelatinous wall and the cells are sometimes connected by cytoplasmic bridges. Each cell has a chloroplast and two flagella.
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Vol'vox noun (Botany) A genus of minute, pale-green, globular, organisms, about one fiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water, the motion being produced by minute colorless cilia. It has been considered as belonging to the flagellate Infusoria, but is now referred to the ve...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: vol′voks Definitions: 1. A genus of highly organized colonial green flagellates of the class Phytomastigophorea.
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Volvox is a genus of flagellate Protozoa, closely related to the simplest plants. They form minute globular colonies composed of sometimes as many as 22,000 individuals in fresh water.
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n] - type genus of the Volvocaceae
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genus Volvox noun type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis
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