Melkonian & Preisig, in Lee et al. (2000)

Melkonian, M. & Preisig, H.R. 2000. Order Volvocida. In: Lee, J.J., Leedale, G.F. & Bradbury, P. An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa. Society of Protozoologists/Allen Press: Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A, 2nd ed., vol. 1, p. 148-189, . See Brands, S.J. (1989-2015), .

In "protozoa", "related to multicellular groups"

• Order Volvocida Francé, 1894
  • Suborder Dunaliellina
    • Family Astermonadidae Péterfi & Ionescu, 1979
      • Genus Asteromonas Artari, 1913
    • Family Dunaliellidae Christensen, 1967
      • Genus Dunaliella Teodoresco, 1904
  • Suborder Chlamydomonadina
    • Family Chlamydomonadidae Stein, 1878
      • Genus Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg, 1833 [1834]
      • Genus Heterochlamydomonas Cox & Deason, 1969
      • Genus Chloromonas Gobi, 1899
      • Genus Gloeomonas Klebs, 1888
      • Genus Vitreochlamys Batko, 1970
      • Genus Lobomonas Dangeard, 1898
      • Genus Brachiomonas Bohlin, 1897 [1898]
      • Genus Diplostauron Korshikov, 1925
      • Genus Polytoma Ehrenberg, 1838
      • Genus Polytomella Aragão, 1910
    • Family Carteriidae Pascher, 1912
      • Genus Carteria Diesing, 1866
      • Genus Pseudocarteria Ettl, in Komárek & Ettl, 1958
    • Family Stephanosphaeridae Korshikov, 1938
      • Genus Chlorogonium Ehrenberg, 1835 [1836]
      • Genus Haematococcus Flotow, 1844
      • Genus Stephanosphaera Cohn, 1852
    • Family Phacotidae Francé, 1894
      • Genus Chlamydoblepharis Francé, 1894
      • Genus Dysmorphococcus Takeda, 1916
      • Genus Phacotus Perty, 1852
      • Genus Pteromonas Seligo, 1887
  • Suborder Volvocina
    • Family Spondylomoridae (Spondylomoraceae Korshikov, 1923) (= Chlorcoronaceae Fott, 1971)
      • Genus Spondylomorum Ehrenberg, 1848
      • Genus Chlorcorona Fott, 1967
      • Genus Pyrobotrys Arnoldi, 1916
    • Family Tetrabaenidae (Tetrabaenaceae Nozaki & Itoh, 1994)
      • Genus Tetrabaena (Dujardin, 1841) Fromentel, 1874
    • Family Goniidae (Goniaceae (Pascher) Pascher, 1931) (= Astrephomenaceae Pocock, 1954)
      • Genus Gonium O.F. Müller, 1773
      • Genus Astrephomene Pocock, 1954
    • Family Volvocidae (Volvocaceae Ehrenberg, 1834)
      • Genus Eudorina Ehrenberg, 1831[1832]
      • Genus Pandorina Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824
      • Genus Platydorina Kofoid, 1899
      • Genus Pleodorina Shaw, 1894
      • Genus Volvox Linnaeus, 1758
      • Genus Volvulina Playfair, 1915
      • Genus Yamagishiella Nozaki, 1981
  • Incertae sedis
    • Genus Hafniomonas Ettl & Moestrup, 1980
    • Genus Oltmannsiellopsis Chihara & Inouye, 1986
    • Genus Spermatozopsis Korshikov, 1913
  • "Less well-known genera"
    • Genus Apiochloris Pascher, 1930
    • Genus Basichlamys Skuja, 1956
    • Genus Cephalomonas Higinbotham, 1942
    • Genus Chlainomonas Christen, 1959
    • Genus Chlamydonephris H. & O. Ettl, 1959
    • Genus Chlorobrachis Korshikov, 1925
    • Genus Chloronephris Pascher & Jahoda, 1928
    • Genus Coccomonas Stein, 1878
    • Genus Costatochloris H. & O. Ettl, 1959
    • Genus Dangeardinella Pascher, 1930
    • Genus Delphinomonas Iyengar, in Iyengar & Desikachary, 1976
    • Genus Fortiella Pascher, 1927
    • Genus Fortiellopsis Iyengar, in Iyengar & Desikachary, 1976
    • Genus Furcilla Stokes, 1890
    • Genus Gigantochloris Pascher, 1927
    • Genus Granulochloris Pascher & Jahoda, 1928
    • Genus Hemitoma Skuja, 1939
    • Genus Hyaliella Pascher, 1931
    • Genus Hyalobrachion Swindell, 1939
    • Genus Hyalogonium Pascher, 1927
    • Genus Iyengariomonas Desikachary, 1965
    • Genus Jolyella Ruinen, 1938
    • Genus Korschikoffia Pascher, 1927
    • Genus Lundiella Sarma & Shyam, 1974
    • Genus Melomonas Iyengar, in Iyengar & Desikachary, 1976
    • Genus Oltmannsiella Zimmermann, 1930
    • Genus Papenfussiomonas Desikachary, 1972
    • Genus Pascherina Silva, 1959
    • Genus Pedinopera Pascher, 1925
    • Genus Pedinoperopsis Korshikov, 1938
    • Genus Peterfiella Gerloff, 1940
    • Genus Phyllariochloris Pascher & Jahoda, 1928
    • Genus Phyllocardium Korshikov, 1927
    • Genus Platella Proshkina-Lavrenko, 1945
    • Genus Provasoliella Loeblich III, 1967
    • Genus Pyramichlamys H. & O. Ettl, 1959
    • Genus Pyramidococcus Iyengar, in Iyengar & Desikachary, 1976
    • Genus Quadrichloris Fott, 1959
    • Genus Raciborskiella Wislouch, 1924
    • Genus Selenochloris Pascher, 1927
    • Genus Sphenochloris Pascher, 1922
    • Genus Spirogonium Pascher, 1927
    • Genus Tetrablepharis Senn ex Wille, in Engler & Prantl, 1909
    • Genus Tetrachloris Pascher & Jahoda, 1928
    • Genus Tetratoma Bütschli, 1883-1887 [1884]
    • Genus Thoracomonas Korshikov, 1925
    • Genus Tingitanella Bourrelly & Gayral, 1950
    • Genus Tussetia Pascher, 1927
    • Genus Ulochloris Pascher, 1916
    • Genus Wislouchiella Skvortzow, 1925