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Name derivation:
“God-gifted woman” -- No obvious logical Greek connection. "Pandor" -- described as the first mortal woman to receive gifts from the gods.
Classification:
Pandorina Bory de Saint-Vincent 1824; 6 of 21 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013). Order Chlamydomonadales; Family Volvocaceae
Morphology:
Spherical or elliptical colony of bright green spherical biflagellate cells all of similar size and biflagellate. Colony has a geometric number of cells (8, 16, or 32).
Similar genera:
Eudorina has much more space between cells in its colonies, and tends to have more cells per colony (16, 32, or 64).
Habitat:
Freshwater lakes.
References:
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 September 2013. Lamouroux, J.V., J.B.G.M. Bory de Saint-Vincent, and Deslongschamps, E. 1824. Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des zoophytes, ou animaux rayonnés, faisant suite à l'histoire naturelle des vers de Bruguière. pp. [i*-iii*], [i]-viii, [i]-869. Paris: Mme veuve Agasse.