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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, cell body 137-350 μm long, 24 μm wide, a single chloroplast band-form, making 3-4 turns in each cell, x 100, x 200, x 400, x 640, Kanayama chosei-chi (pond), Kiyose city, Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
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