''Spirogyra'' (common names include water silk, mermaid's tresses, and blanket weed) is a genus of filamentous charophyte

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e of the

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Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the

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s that is characteristic of the genus. ''Spirogyra'' species, of which there are more than 400, are commonly found in

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habitats. ''Spirogyra'' measures approximately 10 to 100

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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.

General characteristics

''Spirogyra'' is very common in relatively clear eutrophic water, developing slimy filamentous green masses. In spring ''Spirogyra'' grows under water, but when there is enough sunlight and warmth they produce large amounts of oxygen, adhering as bubbles between the tangled filaments. The filamentous masses come to the surface and become visible as slimy green mats. ''Spirogyra'' has a

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, pyrenoid, and spiral

Reproduction

''Spirogyra'' can reproduce both sexually and asexually. In vegetative reproduction, fragmentation takes place, and ''Spirogyra'' simply undergoes

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cell division to extend the length of the new filaments. Sexual reproduction is of two types: # Scalariform conjugation requires association of two or more different filaments lined side by side, either partially or throughout their length. One cell each from opposite lined filaments emits tubular protuberances known as conjugation tubes, which elongate and fuse to make a passage called the conjugation canal. The cytoplasm of the cell acting as the male travels through this tube and fuses with the female cytoplasm, and the gametes fuse to form a zygospore. # In lateral conjugation, gametes are formed in a single filament. Two adjoining cells near the common transverse wall give out protuberances known as conjugation tubes, which further form the conjugation canal upon contact. The male cytoplasm migrates through the conjugation canal, fusing with the female. The rest of the process proceeds as in scalariform conjugation. The essential difference is that scalariform conjugation occurs between two filaments and lateral conjugation occurs between two adjacent cells on the same filament.

Species

The following species are currently accepted: * '' Spirogyra abbreviata'' Zheng * '' Spirogyra acanthophora'' (Skuja) Czurda * '' Spirogyra acumbentis'' Vodenicarov * '' Spirogyra adjerensis'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra adnata'' (Vaucher) Kützing * '' Spirogyra adornata'' Ling * '' Spirogyra aequinoctialis'' G.S.West * '' Spirogyra affinis'' (Hassall) Petit * '' Spirogyra africana'' (F.E.Fritsch) Czurda * '' Spirogyra ahmedabadensis'' Kamat * '' Spirogyra alpina'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra alternata'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra amplectens'' Skuja * '' Spirogyra ampliata'' L.Liu * '' Spirogyra anchora'' Skuja * '' Spirogyra angolensis'' Welwitsch * ''

Spirogyra angulata ''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 characteri ...

'' Nipkow * ''

Spirogyra anomala ''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 characteris ...

'' Bhashyakarla Rao * '' Spirogyra anzygoapora'' Singh * ''

Spirogyra aphanosculpta ''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 characteris ...

'' Skuja * '' Spirogyra aplanospora'' Randhawa * ''

Spirogyra arcta ''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 characterist ...

'' (C.Agardh) Endlichter * '' Spirogyra arcuata'' Liu * '' Spirogyra areolata'' Lagerheim * '' Spirogyra arizonensis'' Rickert & Hoshaw * '' Spirogyra arthuri'' Woodhead & Tweed * '' Spirogyra articulata'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra asiatica'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra atasiana'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra atrobrunnea'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra aubvillei'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra australica'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra australiensis'' K.Möbius * '' Spirogyra austriaca'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra azygospora'' Singh * ''

Spirogyra baileyi ''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 character ...

'' Schmidle * '' Spirogyra batekiana'' Gauthier-Lièvre * ''

Spirogyra bellis ''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 characteri ...

'' (Hassall) P.Crouan & H.Crouan * '' Spirogyra bicalyptrata'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra bichromatophora'' (Randhawa) Transeau * '' Spirogyra biformis'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra biharensis'' A.M.Verma & B.Kumari * ''

Spirogyra bii ''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 character ...

'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra bireticulata'' Liu * '' Spirogyra borealis'' Zheng & Ling * '' Spirogyra borgeana'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra borgei'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra borkuense'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra borysthenica'' Kasanowsky & Smirnoff mirnov/small> * '' Spirogyra bourrellyana'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra braziliensis'' (Nordstedt) Transeau * '' Spirogyra britannica'' Godward * '' Spirogyra brunnea'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra buchetii'' Petit * '' Spirogyra bullata'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra calcarea'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra calchaquiesiae'' B.Tracanna * '' Spirogyra californica'' Stancheva, J.D.Hall, McCourt & Sheath * '' Spirogyra calospora'' Cleve * '' Spirogyra canaliculata'' Segar * '' Spirogyra cardinia'' S.H.Lewis * '' Spirogyra caroliniana'' G.E.Dillard * '' Spirogyra castanacea'' G.C.Couch * '' Spirogyra cataeniformis'' (Hassall) Kützing * '' Spirogyra catenaeformis'' (Hassall) Kützing * '' Spirogyra cavata'' Vodenicarov * '' Spirogyra chakiaensis'' (Bhashyakarla Rao) Kreiger * '' Spirogyra chandigarhensis'' * ''

Spirogyra chekiangensis ''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 character ...

'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra chenii'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra chungkingensis'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra chuniae'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra circumlineata'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra clavata'' Segar * '' Spirogyra cleveana'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra colligata'' Hodgetts * ''

Spirogyra columbiana ''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 character ...

'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra communis'' (Hassall) Kützing * '' Spirogyra condensata'' (Vaucher) Dumortier * '' Spirogyra congolensis'' Gauthier-Lièvre * ''

Spirogyra conspicua ''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 character ...

'' Gay * '' Spirogyra convoluta'' * '' Spirogyra corrugata'' Woodhead & Tweed * ''

Spirogyra costata ''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 character ...

'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra costulata'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra coumbiana'' Czurda * ''

Spirogyra crassa ''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 character ...

'' (Kützing) Kützing * ''

Spirogyra crassispina ''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 characteri ...

'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra crassiuscula'' (Wittrock & Nordstedt) Transeau * '' Spirogyra crassivallicularis'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra crassoidea'' (Transeau) Transeau * '' Spirogyra crenulata'' Singh * '' Spirogyra croasdaleae'' Blum * '' Spirogyra cyanosporum'' * '' Spirogyra cylindrica'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra cylindrosperma'' (West & G.S.West) Krieger * '' Spirogyra cylindrospora'' West & G.S.West * '' Spirogyra czubinskii'' Kadlubowska * ''

Spirogyra czurdae ''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 characteri ...

'' Misra * '' Spirogyra czurdiana'' Kadlubowska * ''

Spirogyra dacimina ''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 character ...

'' (O.F.Müller) Kützing * '' Spirogyra daedalea'' Lagerheim * '' Spirogyra daedaleoides'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra danica'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra decimina'' (O.F.Müller) Dumortier * '' Spirogyra densa'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra denticulata'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra dentireticulata'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra desikacharyensis'' Rattan * '' Spirogyra dialyderma'' Ling & Zheng * '' Spirogyra dicephala'' C.-C.Jao & H.Z.Zhu * '' Spirogyra dictyospora'' C.-C.Jao * ''

Spirogyra diluta ''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 character ...

'' H.C.Wood * '' Spirogyra dimorpha'' Geitler * ''

Spirogyra discoidea ''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 character ...

'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra distenta'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra diversizygotica'' (V.I.Polyanskij) L.A.Rundina * '' Spirogyra djalonensis'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra djiliense'' Gauthier-Lièvre * ''

Spirogyra dodgeana ''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 character ...

'' * '' Spirogyra drilonensis'' Petkoff * '' Spirogyra dubia'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra echinata'' Tiffany * '' Spirogyra echinospora'' Blum * '' Spirogyra eillipsospora'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra elegans'' Wollny * '' Spirogyra elegantissima'' Y.J.Ling & Y.M.Zheng * '' Spirogyra ellipsospora'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra elliptica'' C.-C.Jao * ''

Spirogyra elongata ''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 characterist ...

'' (H.C.Wood) H.C.Wood * ''

'' (Vaucher) Dumortier * '' Spirogyra emilianensis'' Bonhomme * '' Spirogyra endogranulata'' O.Bock & W.Bock * '' Spirogyra exilis'' West & G.S.West * '' Spirogyra fallax'' (Hansgirg) Wille * '' Spirogyra fassula'' Zheng * ''

Spirogyra favosa ''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 character ...

'' Y.-X.Wei & Y.-K.Yung * '' Spirogyra fennica'' Cedercreutz * '' Spirogyra ferruginea'' H.W.Liang * '' Spirogyra flavescens'' (Hassall) Kützing * '' Spirogyra flavicans'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra fluviatilis'' Hilse * '' Spirogyra formosa'' (Transeau) Czurda * '' Spirogyra fossa'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra fossulata'' C.-C.Jao & Hu * '' Spirogyra foveolata'' (Transeau) Czurda * '' Spirogyra franconica'' O.Bock & W.Bock * '' Spirogyra frankliniana'' Tiffany * '' Spirogyra frigida'' F.Gay * '' Spirogyra fritschiana'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra fukienica'' Wei * '' Spirogyra fuzhouensis'' H.-J.Hu * '' Spirogyra gallica'' Petit * '' Spirogyra gaterslebensis'' Reith * '' Spirogyra gauthier-lievrae'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra gauthieri'' Gayral * '' Spirogyra gharbensis'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra ghosei'' Singh * '' Spirogyra gibberosa'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra glabra'' Czurda * ''

Spirogyra globulispora ''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 character ...

'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra gobonensis'' Gauthier-Lièvre * ''

Spirogyra goetzei ''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 characteris ...

'' Schmidle * '' Spirogyra gracilis'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra granulata'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra gratiana'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra groenlandica'' Rosenvinge * '' Spirogyra guangchowensis'' Zhu & Zhong * '' Spirogyra guineense'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra gujaratensis'' Kamat * '' Spirogyra gurdaspurensis'' Rattan * ''

Spirogyra haimenensis ''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 character ...

'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra hartigii'' (Kützing) De Toni * '' Spirogyra hassalii'' (Jenner) Petit * ''

Spirogyra hassallii ''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 characteri ...

'' (Jenner ex Hassall) P.Crouan & H.Crouan * '' Spirogyra hatillensis'' Transeau * ''

Spirogyra heeriana ''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 character ...

'' Nägeli ex Kützing * '' Spirogyra henanensis'' (L.J.Bi) L.J.Bi * '' Spirogyra herbipolensis'' O.Bock & W.Bock * '' Spirogyra heterospora'' Liu * '' Spirogyra hoehnei'' O.Borge * '' Spirogyra hoggarica'' (Gauthier-Lièvre) Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra hollandiae'' Taft * '' Spirogyra hopeiensis'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra hunanensis'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra hungarica'' Langer * '' Spirogyra hyalina'' Cleve * '' Spirogyra hymerae'' Britton & B.H.Smith * '' Spirogyra inconstans'' Collins * '' Spirogyra incrassata'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra indica'' Krieger * '' Spirogyra inflata'' (Vaucher) Dumortier * '' Spirogyra insignis'' (Hassall) Kützing * ''

Spirogyra insueta ''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 character ...

'' Zhu & Zhong * '' Spirogyra intermedia'' Rabenhorst * '' Spirogyra intorta'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra ionia'' Wade * '' Spirogyra irregularis'' Nägeli ex Kützing * '' Spirogyra ivorensis'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra iyengarii'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra jaoensis'' Randhawa * '' Spirogyra jaoi'' S.H.Ley * '' Spirogyra jassiensis'' (Teodoresco) Czurda * '' Spirogyra jatobae'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra jogensis'' Iyengar * '' Spirogyra jugalis'' (Dillwyn) Kützing * '' Spirogyra juliana'' Stancheva, J.D.Hall, McCourt & Sheath * '' Spirogyra kaffirita'' Transeau * ''

Spirogyra kamatii ''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 characteri ...

'' Kamat * ''

Spirogyra karnalae ''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 character ...

'' Randhawa * '' Spirogyra kolae'' Hajdu * '' Spirogyra koreana'' J.-H.Kim, Y.H.Kim, & I.K.Lee * '' Spirogyra krubergii'' V.J.Poljanski * '' Spirogyra kundaensis'' Singh * '' Spirogyra kuusamoensis'' Hirn * '' Spirogyra labbei'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra labyrinthica'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra lacustris'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra lagerheimii'' Wittrock * '' Spirogyra laka'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra lallandiae'' Taft * '' Spirogyra lambertiana'' Transeau * ''

Spirogyra lamellata ''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 character ...

'' (Bhashyakarla Rao) Krieger * '' Spirogyra lamellosa'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra lapponica'' Lagerheim * '' Spirogyra latireticulata'' Zheng & Ling * '' Spirogyra latviensis'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra laxa'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra laxistrata'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra lenticularis'' Transeau * ''

Spirogyra lentiformis ''Spirogyra'' (common names include water silk, mermaid's tresses, and blanket weed) is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order (biology), order Zygnematales, named for the helix, helical or spiral arrangement of the chloropla ...

'' L.J.Bi * ''

Spirogyra lians ''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 character ...

'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra libyca'' Gauthier-Lièvre * ''

Spirogyra lismorensis ''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 characteri ...

'' Playfair * '' Spirogyra lodziensis'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra longifissa'' Wei * '' Spirogyra lubrica'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra lucknowensis'' (Prasad & Dutta) Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra lushanensis'' L.C.Li * '' Spirogyra luteospora'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra lutetiana'' Petit * '' Spirogyra lymerae'' Britton & Smith * '' Spirogyra macrospora'' (C.B.Rao) Krieger * ''

Spirogyra maghrebiana ''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 character ...

'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra major'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra majuscula'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra malmeana'' Hirn * '' Spirogyra manormae'' Randhawa * '' Spirogyra maravillosa'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra marchica'' H.Krieger * '' Spirogyra margalefii'' Aboal & Llimona * '' Spirogyra margaritata'' Wollny * '' Spirogyra marocana'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra maxima'' (Hassall) Wittrock * '' Spirogyra megaspora'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra meinningensis'' * '' Spirogyra meridionalis'' W.J.Zhu & Zhong * '' Spirogyra miamiana'' Taft * '' Spirogyra microdictyon'' C.-C.Jao & Hu * '' Spirogyra microgranulata'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra micropunctata'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra microspora'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra mienningensis'' L.-C.Li * '' Spirogyra minor'' (Schmidle) Transeau * '' Spirogyra minuticrassoidea'' Yamagishi * '' Spirogyra minutifossa'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra mirabilis'' (Hassall) Kützing * '' Spirogyra miranda'' Kadlubowska * ''

Spirogyra mirifica ''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 characteris ...

'' Zheng & Ling * '' Spirogyra mithalaensis'' A.M.Verma & B.Kumari * '' Spirogyra moebii'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra monodiana'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra montserrati'' Margalef * '' Spirogyra multiconjugata'' N.C.Ferrer & E.J.Cáceres * '' Spirogyra multiformis'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra multistrata'' Zheng & Ling * '' Spirogyra multitrata'' Zheng & Ling * '' Spirogyra mutabilis'' C.-C.Jao & H.J.Hu * '' Spirogyra narcissiana'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra natchita'' Transeau * ''

Spirogyra nawaschinii ''Spirogyra'' (common names include water silk, mermaid's tresses, and blanket weed) is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order (biology), order Zygnematales, named for the helix, helical or spiral arrangement of the chloropla ...

'' Kasanowsky * ''

Spirogyra neglecta ''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 characteri ...

'' (Hassall) Kützing * '' Spirogyra neorhizobranchialis'' C.-C.Jao & Zheng * '' Spirogyra nitida'' (O.F.Müller) Leiblein * '' Spirogyra nodifera'' O.Bock & W.Bock * '' Spirogyra notabilis'' Taft * '' Spirogyra nova-angliae'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra novae-angliae'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra nyctigama'' Taft * '' Spirogyra oblata'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra oblonga'' Liu * '' Spirogyra obovata'' C.-C.Jao * ''

Spirogyra occidentalis ''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 characteri ...

'' (Transeau) Czurda * '' Spirogyra oligocarpa'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra olivascens'' Rabenhorst * '' Spirogyra ollicola'' C.-C.Jao & Zhong * '' Spirogyra oltmannsii'' Huber-Pestalozzi * '' Spirogyra orientalis'' West & G.S.West * '' Spirogyra orthospira'' Nägeli * '' Spirogyra ouarsenica'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra oudhensis'' Randhawa * '' Spirogyra ovigera'' Montagne * ''

Spirogyra pachyderma ''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 characteri ...

'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra palghatensis'' Erady * '' Spirogyra paludosa'' Czurda * ''

Spirogyra papulata ''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 character ...

'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra paradoxa'' Bhashyakarla Rao * '' Spirogyra paraguayensis'' O.Borge * ''

Spirogyra parva ''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 character ...

'' (Hassall) Kützing * '' Spirogyra parvispora'' H.C.Wood * '' Spirogyra parvula'' (Transeau) Czurda * '' Spirogyra pascheriana'' Czurda * '' Spirogyra patliputri'' A.M.Verma & B.Kumari * '' Spirogyra peipeingensis'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra pellucida'' (Hassall) Kützing * '' Spirogyra perforans'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra plena'' (West & G.S.West) Czurda * '' Spirogyra poljanskii'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra polymorpha'' Kirchner * '' Spirogyra polytaeniata'' Strasburger * '' Spirogyra porangabae'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra porticalis'' (O.F.Müller) Dumortier- type * '' Spirogyra pratensis'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra princeps'' (Vaucher) Link ex Meyen * '' Spirogyra proavita'' Langer * '' Spirogyra prolifica'' Kamat * '' Spirogyra propria'' Transeau * ''

Spirogyra protecta ''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 character ...

'' H.C.Wood * '' Spirogyra pseudoaedaloides'' Kadlubowska * ''

Spirogyra pseudobellis ''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 characteri ...

Spirogyra regularis ''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 character ...

'' (Cedercreutz) Krieger * '' Spirogyra reinhardii'' V.Chmielevsky * '' Spirogyra reticulata'' Nordstedt * '' Spirogyra reticulatum'' Randhawa * '' Spirogyra reticuliana'' Randhawa * '' Spirogyra rhizobrachialis'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra rhizobranchialis'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra rhizoides'' Randhawa * '' Spirogyra rhizopus'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra rhodopea'' Petkoff * '' Spirogyra rivularis'' (Hassall) Rabenhorst * '' Spirogyra robusta'' (Nygaard) Czurda * '' Spirogyra rugosa'' (Transeau) Czurda * '' Spirogyra rugulosa'' Iwanoff * '' Spirogyra rupestris'' Schmidle * '' Spirogyra sahnii'' Randhawa * '' Spirogyra salina'' Aleem * '' Spirogyra sanjingensis'' Y.Wang & Z.Wang * '' Spirogyra sarmae'' M.Singh & M.Srivastava * '' Spirogyra schmidtii'' West & G.S.West * '' Spirogyra schweickerdtii'' Cholonky * '' Spirogyra scripta'' Nygaard * '' Spirogyra scrobiculata'' (Stockmayer) Czurda * '' Spirogyra sculpta'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra semiornata'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra senegalensis'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra setiformis'' (Roth) Martens ex Meneghini * '' Spirogyra shantungensis'' L.-C.Li * '' Spirogyra shanxiensis'' Zheng & Ling * '' Spirogyra shenzaensis'' Zheng * '' Spirogyra siamensis'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra siberica'' Skvortzov * '' Spirogyra silesiaca'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra sinensis'' L.-C.Li * '' Spirogyra singularis'' Nordstedt * '' Spirogyra skujae'' Randhawa * '' Spirogyra skvortzowii'' Willi Kreiger * '' Spirogyra smithii'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra speciosa'' Liu * '' Spirogyra sphaerica'' (Misra) Willi Krieger * '' Spirogyra sphaerocarpa'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra sphaerospora'' Hirn * '' Spirogyra spinescens'' Kirjakov * '' Spirogyra splendida'' G.S West * ''

Spirogyra spreeiana ''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 characteri ...

'' Rabenhorst * '' Spirogyra subaffinis'' F.E.Fritsch & M.F.Rich * '' Spirogyra subbullata'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra subcolligata'' L.J.Bi * '' Spirogyra subcrassa'' Woronchin * '' Spirogyra subcrassiuscula'' L.J.Bi * '' Spirogyra subcylindrospora'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra subechinata'' Godward * '' Spirogyra subfossulata'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra subglabra'' Zheng & Ling * '' Spirogyra sublambertiana'' Zhao * '' Spirogyra subluteospora'' C.-C.Jao & Hu * '' Spirogyra submajuscula'' Ling & Zheng * '' Spirogyra submargaritata'' Godward * '' Spirogyra submarina'' (Collins) Transeau * '' Spirogyra submaxima'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra subobovata'' Chian * '' Spirogyra subpapulatata'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra subpellucida'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra subpolytaeniata'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra subpratensis'' Woronichin * '' Spirogyra subreflexa'' Liang & Wang * ''

Spirogyra subreticulata ''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 character ...

'' F.E.Fritsch * '' Spirogyra subsalina'' Cedercreutz * '' Spirogyra subsalsa'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra subsalso-punctatulata'' Kadlubowska * ''

Spirogyra subtropica ''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 character ...

'' Chian * '' Spirogyra suburbana'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra subvelata'' Kreiger * '' Spirogyra sulcata'' Blum * '' Spirogyra sundanensis'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra superba'' L.Liu * '' Spirogyra supervarians'' Transeau * ''

Spirogyra szechwanensis ''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 character ...

'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra taftiana'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra taiyuanensis'' Ling * '' Spirogyra tandae'' Randhawa * ''

Spirogyra taylorii ''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 character ...

'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra tenuior'' (Transeau) Krieger * '' Spirogyra tenuispina'' Rundina * '' Spirogyra tenuissima'' (Hassall) Kützing * '' Spirogyra teodoresci'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra ternata'' Ripart * ''

Spirogyra tetrapla ''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 characteri ...

'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra tibetensis'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra tjibodensis'' Faber * ''

Spirogyra tolosana ''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 character ...

'' Comère * '' Spirogyra torta'' Blum * '' Spirogyra trachycarpa'' Skuja * '' Spirogyra transeauiana'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra triplicata'' (Collins) Transeau * '' Spirogyra trochainii'' Gauthier-Lièvre * ''

Spirogyra tropica ''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 character ...

'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra tsingtaoensis'' L.-C.Li * '' Spirogyra tuberculata'' Lagerheim * '' Spirogyra tuberculosa'' Liang & Wang * '' Spirogyra tucumaniae'' B.Tracanna * '' Spirogyra tumida'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra turfosa'' F.Gay * '' Spirogyra tuwensis'' R.J.Patel & C.K.Asok Kumar * ''

Spirogyra ugandense ''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 characteri ...

'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra unduliseptum'' Randhawa * ''

Spirogyra urbana ''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 character ...

'' C.-C.Jao & Zhong * '' Spirogyra van-zantenii'' Cholonky * '' Spirogyra variabilis'' C.-C.Jao & Hu * '' Spirogyra varians'' (Hassall) Kützing * '' Spirogyra variaspora'' Rickert & Hoshaw * '' Spirogyra variformis'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra varshaii'' Prasad & Dutta * ''

Spirogyra vasishtii ''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 characteris ...

'' Rattan * '' Spirogyra velata'' Nordstedt * '' Spirogyra venkataramanii'' Rattan * '' Spirogyra venosa'' Kadlubowska * '' Spirogyra venusta'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra vermiculata'' C.-C.Jao & H.J.Hu * '' Spirogyra verrucogranulata'' I.C A.Dias & C.E.de M.Bicudo * '' Spirogyra verrucosa'' (C.B.Rao) Krieger * '' Spirogyra verruculosa'' C.-C.Jao * '' Spirogyra voltaica'' Gauthier-Lièvre * '' Spirogyra wangii'' L.C.Li * '' Spirogyra weberi'' Kützing * '' Spirogyra weishuiensis'' Ling & Zheng * '' Spirogyra weletischii'' West & G.S.West * '' Spirogyra welwitschii'' West & G.S.West * '' Spirogyra westii'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra willei'' Skuja * '' Spirogyra wittrockii'' Alexenko * '' Spirogyra wollnyi'' De Toni * '' Spirogyra wrightiana'' Transeau * '' Spirogyra wuchanensis'' C.-C.Jao & H.-J.Hu * '' Spirogyra wuhanensis'' C.-C.Jao & H.-J.Hu * '' Spirogyra xiaoganensis'' Liu * '' Spirogyra xinxiangensis'' L.J.Bi * ''

Spirogyra yexianensis ''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 character ...

'' L.J.Bi * ''

Spirogyra yuin ''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 characteri ...

'' S.Skinner & Entwisle * '' Spirogyra yunnanensis'' L.-C.Li C

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References

''Spirogyra'' at microscopy-uk.org.uk
* John Whitton, B.A. and Brook, A.J. (editors) 2002. ''The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles.'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. . {{Taxonbar, from=Q148710 Zygnemataceae