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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Zygnemataceae

 Spirogyra ternata
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Spirogyra Genus: Filament without branching; cell body cylindrical; one or several chloroplasts band-shaped, spirally arranged within the cell, pyrenoids present; septum with or without folded structure (Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998). About 300 species (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Vegetative cells (48-) 85-330 μm long, (55-) 60-85 μm diam., 3-4 chloroplasts making 1-3 turns in each cell (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Spirogyra sp. Link 1820, cell body 80 μm long, 88 μm wide, 3 band-form chloroplasts making about 1.5 turns, x 100, x 200, x 400, x 640, rice field, Konuma, Sakado city, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 18, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
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