Spirogyra

Group: Spirogyra · Spirogyra and other filamentous green algae

What you see

Recorded on 13 August 2018. This loop is the 0:45–1:10 part of a 1:56 recording; the full recording is on Commons.

Points to check against your own sample:

  • Chloroplasts as ribbons spiralling along the cell wall (Spirogyra) or plates and stars in relatives.
  • Slippery to the touch; tangles in mats.

Full description and look-alikes: Spirogyra.

Credit line

Video: Alexander Klepnev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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