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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. Link 1820, cell body 188-216 μm long, 30 μm wide, L/W=, a single chloroplasts making 7-10 turns in each cell, x 200, x 400, x 640, Yacho-no-mori marsh (near road sign No. 4), Sukawa highland, Kurikoma mountain, Higashi-naruse village, Akita Pref., Japan, July 24, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
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x 640
Spirogyra Spirogyra
Cell body μm long, 30 μm wide, L/W=, x 400, x 640
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