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Volvocales in languages:

Japanese

オオヒゲマワリ／ボルボックス目

Russian

Вольвоксовые

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Parent Taxon

• Chlorophyceae

Sibling Taxa

• Caulerpales
• Chaetopeltidales
• Chaetophorales
• Chlamydomonadales
• Chlorangiopsidaceae
• Chlorocystidales
• Dunaliellales
• Oedogoniales
• Phaeophilales
• Sphaeropleales
• Tetracystaceae
• Tetrasporales
• Volvocales

Child Taxa

• Chlamydocapsa planctonica
• Chlamydomonadaceae
• Dunaliellaceae
• Goniaceae
• Haematococcaceae
• Phacotaceae
• Sphondylomoraceae
• Tetrabaenaceae
• Volvocaceae

Top Observation Places

• Austin