Sighting 3367750
Spirogyra sp.
Green Algae at Cotter River, ACT
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| Spirogyra sp. | MichaelMulvaney | 11 Jan 2017 | |
| Spirogyra sp. | KenT | 12 Dec 2016 |
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User's notes
Filamentous algae growing on rocks in the Cotter River. Images recorded with 10x, 20x, 40x and 60x objectives. Algal cells were 25-30 µm wide and 59-114 µm long
1 comment
11 Jan 2017
Stephen Skinner of the nSW Herbarium said "Spirogyra species...and cannot go further without reproductive material; they are lovely pictures."
Location information
- Coordinates 148.834917-35.415306
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 1 Dec 2016 01:13 PM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Spirogyra sp. Algae, Cyanobacteria, other bacteria and viruses
Species information
- Spirogyra sp. Scientific name
- Green Algae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible