What Does Eudorina Meaning?

What Does Eudorina Meaning?

: a genus related to Volvox

Volvox
: any of a genus (Volvox) of flagellated unicellular green algae that form spherical colonies.
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and comprising flagellates that produce markedly anisogamous gametes and form spherical or ellipsoidal colonies.

What is the literal meaning of Volvox?

New Latin, from Latin volvere to roll.

What does Volvox mean in science?

Volvox is a polyphyletic genus of chlorophyte green algae in the family Volvocaceae. It forms spherical colonies of up to 50,000 cells. They live in a variety of freshwater habitats, and were first reported by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in 1700.

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