1. type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis; [syn: Volvox, genus Volvox]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Volvox
n 1: type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green
flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute
flagella rotate the colony about an axis [syn: Volvox,
genus Volvox]