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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Zygnemataceae

Spirogyra sp.

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).
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Spirogyra sp., cell body μm long, 41 μm wide, 3 band-form chloroplasts, each making 2.5 turns, x 100, x 200, x 400, x 640, Akebono-yama (mountain) Agricultural Park, Kashiwa city, Chiba Pref., Japan, November 2002 by Y. Tsukii
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