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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., cell body μm long, 31 μm wide, 3 band-form chloroplasts making 3 turns, x 400, x 640, Uchi-ike (pond), Kurihashi, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 2001 by Y. Tsukii
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