Brett Bachtle

Volvox
Volvox globator

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Chlamydomonadales
Family: Volvocaceae
Genus: Volvox
Volvox globator forms spherical
Species: globator colonies and contains flagelli on its
cell surface.

Characteristics:

- form spherical colonies

- cells can be single or biflagellate
- individual algal contain
- two flagella
- small red eye spots
- individual algal cells attached to each other by cytoplasmic strands
- cup-shaped chloroplasts

Habitat:

- eutrophic water bodies

- Freshwater
- ponds
- ditches
- shallow puddles The individual alga are connected by
thin strands of cytoplasm.

ITIS Standard Report Page: Volvox globator, ITIS Report, Jan. 21, 2015, <http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?
search_topic=TSN&search_value=5587
Volvox Characteristics, Buzzle, Jan. 21, 2015, <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/volvox-characteristics.html
Mic-UK [site A]: Volvox, one of the seven wonders of the micro-world., Microscopy-UK, Jan. 21, 2015, <http://www.microscopy-
uk.org.uk/index.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artdec03/volvox.html