order Volvocales

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1.order Volvocales - chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonialVolvocalesprotoctist order - the order of protoctistsChlorophyceae, class Chlorophyceae - algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigmentsfamily Volvocaceae, Volvocaceae - unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellatesChlamydomonadaceae, family Chlamydomonadaceae - green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome