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Spirogyra

Diatoms and Other Microalgae

Spirogyra, whose common names include water silk, mermaid's tresses and blanket weed, is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae in the family Spirogyraceae, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts characteristic of the genus. More than 500 species are commonly found in freshwater habitats, measuring approximately 10 to 150 micrometres in width, though usually not more than 60, and growing to several centimetres in length.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Spirogyra 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Spirogyra

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Spirogyra, Wikipedia
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Sources
1. Spirogyra, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Spirogyra species, of which there are more than 500, are commonly found in freshwater habitats.
  • Article text
    Spirogyra (common names include water silk, mermaid's tresses, and blanket weed) is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the family Spirogyraceae, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is characteristic of the genus.
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "acteristic of the genus. Spirogyra species, of which there are more than 500, are commonly found in freshwater habitats. Spirogyra measures approximately 10 to..."
  • In Group: Green Microalgae (Chlorophyta and Charophyta), Lead
    Spirogyra (common names include water silk, mermaid's tresses, and blanket weed) is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the family Spirogyraceae, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is characteristic of the genus.
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2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ148710, descriptionView the Source
Wikidata: Spirogyra
  • Wikidata Q148710, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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