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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales

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).
Species:


Spirogyra sp. (micropunctata ? ), vegetative cells 50-94 μm long, 16 μm diam., 1 ? beaded chloroplast making 4-7 turns in each cell, Japan, 199? by K. Mikami
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Spirogyra


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