Spirogyra - Wikipedia
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: Structure & Characteristics with Labeled Diagram
2023年2月2日 · Spirogyras, commonly known as blanket weeds, water silk, or mermaid’s tresses, are multicellular, free-floating algae that are commonly found to live in fresh water habitats such as ponds, pools, tanks, lakes, and stagnant waters.
Spirogyra | Definition, Structure, Reproduction, & Facts | Britannica
Spirogyra, any member of a genus of some 400 species of free-floating green algae found in freshwater environments around the world. Named for their beautiful spiral chloroplasts, spirogyras are filamentous algae that consist of thin unbranched chains of cylindrical cells.
Spirogyra – Definition, Structure, Life Cycle, Diagram, Reproduction
2024年4月9日 · Spirogyra (Chlorophyta) is a type of green algae that can be found in a variety of environments, from small, stagnant water bodies to larger rivers and streams. It is also a component of the vegetation that grows along the shores of major rivers and lakes.
What is Spirogyra? (Characteristics, Classification, and Structure)
Spirogyra are a threadlike microscopic genus of green alga that are known for their helical shape of chloroplasts. These DNA-resembling algae are found in freshwater environments with over 400 species known in existence today.
4.6: Green Algae - Biology LibreTexts
A model organism for the green algae is Spirogyra. Spirogyra is a unicellular green algae that grows in long, filamentous colonies, making it appear to be a multicellular organism. Even though it is technically unicellular, its colonial nature allows us to classify its life cycle as haplontic.
Genus Spirogyra – An Overview - Microbe Notes
2022年3月8日 · Spirogyra spp. are filamentous, unbranched algae that have a unique mode of sexual reproduction. Classification of Spirogyra.
Phycokey - Spirogyra - University of New Hampshire
In many Asian countries, Spirogyra spp. is valued for human consumption, and is known as an important source of natural bioactive compounds for antibiotic, antiviral, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic purposes.
Morphological and molecular profiling of Spirogyra from …
Spirogyra is a filamentous type of freshwater green algae, of which the most easily recognized genus in Zygnemaceae due to its spirally coiled chloroplasts. Spirogyra spp. are filamentous, unbranched algae that have a unique mode of sexual reproduction. There are more than 400 species in the world.
(PDF) Zygospores of the green alga Spirogyra: new insights from ...
2022年11月1日 · We investigated the structure and chemical composition of field sampled Spirogyra sp. zygospore cell walls by multiple microscopical and spectral imaging techniques: light microscopy, confocal...