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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).
Species:


Spirogyra sp., vegetative cells 160-325 μm long, 25 μm diam., 4 chloroplasts making 3-4 turns in each cell, x 100, x 400, Japan, 1998 by Y. Tsukii
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