[spī́rə-jī́rə]
(n.)Any of various filamentous freshwater green algae of the genus Spirogyra, having chloroplasts in spirally twisted bands.
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Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is diagnostic of the genus. ...
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This article refers to the British folk band. For the American jazz fusion band, see Spyro Gyra . Spirogyra were a British folk/prog band that recorded three albums between 1971 and 1973. Martin Co...
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Spirogyra is green algae filaments and is commonly found in freshwater. There are over 400 types of Spirogyra and they come in various sizes.
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Micscape Magazine for enthusiast microscopy ... Spirogyra is a filamentous algae that can be found in almost every pond or ditch. At the end of the summer Spirogyra and it's relatives Mougeotia and Zygnema grow to such numbers that they form a thick scum on the surface of the water.
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Spirogyra owes its name to a chloroplast (the green part of the cell) that is wound into a spiral, a unique property of this genus which makes it easily to recognise. In The Netherlands up till now there are found more than 60 species of Spirogyra , in the whole world more than 400.
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Spirogyra filaments are straight, uniseriate, and unbranched. The cells are longer than broad and each contain at least one and as many as sixteen spiraled, ribbon-shaped, parietal chloroplasts with numerous round pyrenoids.
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Spirogyra, Mougeotia, Zygnema and some other closely related filaments can reproduce through both scalariform and lateral conjugation. During conjugation, the filaments change from bright...
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Spirogyra is a genus of multicellular filamentous green algae. It occurs in great abundance in fresh water ponds, lakes and streams. Its filamentous thallus consists of many cylindrical cells which are joined from end to end to form long, u...
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