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( Volvox)
Volvox aureus
Volvox carteri&_160;(V. nagariensis)
Volvox globator
Volvox dissipatrix
Volvox tertius An asexual colony includes both somatic, or vegetative, cells, which do not reproduce, and gonidia near the posterior, which produces new colonies through repeated division. These daughter colonies are initially held within the parent and have their flagella directed inwards. Later, the parent disintegrates and the daughters invert. In sexual reproduction two types of gametes are produced. Volvox species can be monoecious or dioecious. Male colonies release numerous microgametes, or sperm, while in female colonies single cells enlarge to become oogametes, or eggs. According to Chamberlain (1932), The individual algae are connected by thin strands of cytoplasm, called protoplasmates.
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