Pandorina
| Pandorina | |
|---|---|
| Pandorina sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Chlamydomonadales |
| Family: | Volvocaceae |
| Genus: | Pandorina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Pandorina morum (O.F.Müller) Bory | |
| Species | |
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Pandorina is a genus of green algae in the family Volvocaceae. It is a common freshwater genus, and has a cosmopolitan distribution. Along with other algae such as Volvox, Eudorina and Chlamydomonas, it is a model organism for studying the origins and evolution of multicellularity.