Volvox africanus
Classification:
Eukarya, Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae, Chlamydomonadales, Volvocaceae
Species:
Volvox africanus
Description and Significance:
Volvox africanus are photosynthetic, multicellular eukaryotic microbes that live in clusters. A part of a freshwater, green algae genus. Volvox species exist as cell colonies within their own little bubble. They contain up to 6,000 cells within a gelatinous barrier. Large clusters can barely be spotted with the naked eye
Genome Structure:
This species has a haploid genome, with 141 mb. The genome contains 101 genes coding for 37,566 proteins.
Cell Structure, Metabolism, and Life Cycle:
Ecology and Pathogenesis:
Live in freshwaters sources, typically found in South Africa and other southern african countries.
Volvox species are non-pathogenic.
Authors:
This page is author by Hayden Hull, student of Professor Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.
Pages edited by students of Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington