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Volvocaceae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 5572

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Platymonadaceae
 
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  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomChlorophyta  – green algae  
          DivisionChlorophyta  – green algae, algues vertes  
             SubdivisionChlorophytina   
                ClassChlorophyceae   
                   OrderChlamydomonadales   
                      FamilyVolvocaceae   
    Direct Children:  
                         Genus Eudorina Ehrenberg, 1832  
                         Genus Oltmannsiella Zimmermann, 1930  
                         Genus Pandorina Bory De St Vincent, 1824  
                         Genus Platydorina Kofoid, 1899  
                         Genus Platymonas G.S. West  
                         Genus Pleodorina W. Shaw, 1894  
                         Genus Stephanoon Schewiakoff, 1892  
                         Genus Volvox Linnaeus, 1758  
                         Genus Volvulina Playfair, 1915  
       

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  Source: AlgaeBase, 19-Nov-2014, database (version Nov 2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 Nov 2014   
  Reference for: Volvocaceae   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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