Volvox is a polyphyletic genus of chlorophyte green algae in the family Volvocaceae. Volvox species form spherical colonies of up to 50,000 cells, and for this reason they are sometimes called globe a

Volvox aureus is a species of colonial green algae in the family Volvocaceae. It is a freshwater alga with a cosmopolitan distribution, and is probably the most commonly reported species of the genus