Spirogyra sp.
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:
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Spirogyra,
cell body 190 μm long, 22 μm wide, L/W=,
a single band-form chloroplast making 4.5 turns in each cell,
x 400, x 640, No.5, Tashirodaira marsh, Hakkoda mountain, Aomori city, Aomori Pref., Japan, September 13, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.5, Tashirodaira marsh, Hakkoda mountain, Aomori city, Aomori Pref., Japan, September 13, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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