Gamophyceae:
Zygnematales: Zygnemataceae
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 sp.,
cell body μm long, 12 μm wide, with a single band form chloroplast,
x 640, Showa Memorial Park, Tachikawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan, November 2001 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Spirogyra,
cell body μm long, μm wide,
x 640, Showa Memorial Park, Tachikawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan, November 2001 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
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