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order Volvocales

order Volvocales

9.9
A group of mainly freshwater green algae that live alone or in colonies
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrdər vɑlˈvoʊkeɪlz/
  • Specialized
: orden Volvocales
  • The order Volvocales includes both solitary cells and complex colonies such as those seen in Volvox.

Examples

  • Many species in the order Volvocales form spherical colonies that swim together in freshwater habitats.

  • Research on the order Volvocales has greatly increased our understanding of multicellularity in algae.

  • The order Volvocales includes various species of green algae.

  • Many researchers study the order Volvocales for its unique characteristics.

  • Many species in the order Volvocales form spherical colonies that swim together in freshwater habitats.

  • The order Volvocales includes both solitary cells and complex colonies such as those seen in Volvox.

  • Research on the order Volvocales has greatly increased our understanding of multicellularity in algae.

Synonyms

Volvocales
vsorder Volvocales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of green algae that live in fresh water as single cells or in colonies

is the same but explicitly names the taxonomic rank

Surface Forms

order Volvocales singular
order Volvocales plural

Morphology

order + Volvocales

The meaning is directly derivable by combining 'order' (a taxonomic grouping) with 'Volvocales' (a group of freshwater algae): it denotes the taxonomic order containing those algae. Although specialist, this is a straightforward compositional biological naming pattern found across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.

Etymology

Order Volvocales gets its name from Volvox, tiny round green colonies that look like little rolling balls in water. That's why the word means the 'order' or group of related freshwater green algae, some living alone and others forming round colonies.