What is a Volvox?

Volvox: Volvox, genus of some 20 species of freshwater green algae (division Chlorophyta) found worldwide. Volvox form spherical or oval hollow colonies that contain some 500 to 60000 cells embedded in a gelatinous wall and that are often just visible with the naked eye. Volvox colonies were first. read more

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. read more

Volvox Colonies of Volvox globator contain thousands of individual cells. Each cell usually has two flagella that propel it through substances such as water. Volvox may be classified as a green alga in the division Chlorophyta or as a flagellated protozoan in the order Volvocales. read more