Spirogyra
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Spirogyra (common names include water silk, mermaid's tresses, and blanket weed) is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is characteristic of the genus. Spirogyra species, of which there are more than 400, are commonly found in freshwater habitats.[3] Spirogyra measures approximately 10 to 100 μm in width and may grow to several centimetres in length. It is often observed as green slimy patches on the ground near ponds and other water bodies having stagnant water.
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Spirogyra | |
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Spirogyra with its characteristic helically arranged chloroplasts | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
(unranked): | Charophyta |
Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
Order: | Zygnematales |
Family: | Zygnemataceae |
Genus: | Spirogyra Link in C. G. Nees, 1820 |
Type species | |
Spirogyra porticalis (O. F. Müller) Dumortier | |
Species | |
Over 400; see text | |
Synonyms | |
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