Water Silk
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| Class | Zygnematophyceae |
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| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Scientific name | Spirogyra |
| Rank | Genus |
| Division | Charophyta |
| Did you know | Spirogyra is a large genus (about 400 species) of freshwater green algae found in shallow ponds, ditches and amongst vegetation at the edges of large lakes, generally growing free-floating. |
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| ID | 1243748 |
About Water Silk
Spirogyra is a filamentous chlorophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is characteristic of the genus. It is commonly found in freshwater habitats, and there are more than 400 species of Spirogyra in the world.
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