Volvox lacustris Girod-Chantrans 1802
Publication Details
Volvox lacustris Girod-Chantrans 1802: 54, pl. VIII [8]: fig. 17, 17', 17''
Published in: Girod-Chantrans, J. (An X (1802)). Recherches chimiques et microscopiques sur les Conferves, Bysses, Tremelles, etc. pp. [i-viii], [1]-254, [1], pls I-XXXVI [36 pls]. Paris: Chez Bernard, Libraire pour les Mathématiques, Sciences et Arts, quai des Augustins, No. 31.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Volvox is Volvox globator Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Haematococcus pluvialis Flotow.
Source of Synonymy
Rostafinski, J. (1875). Quelques mots sur l'Haematococcus lacustris et sur les bases d'une classification naturelle des algues Chlorosporées. Mémoires de la Société nationale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 19: 137-154.
Type Information
Type locality: "Conferva, no. 2109. Haller, hist. pl. helv.... assez commune dan les eaux stagnantes" [Switzerland]; (Girod-Chantrans 1802: 54) Notes: "Lectotype (designated here): [illustration in] Girod-Chantrans, Rech. Conferves: pl. 8, fig. 17??. 1802; Epitype (designated here): Cryopreserved strain NIES-50009." (Nakada & Ota 2016: 345). The refrence to Haller is of a polynomial Conferva pollinea purpurea aquae innatans (Haller 1769: 191, no. 2109).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), inhabiting lakes (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 28 October 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 January 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
