Spirogyra sp.

Green Algae at Cotter River, ACT

Spirogyra sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 1 Dec 2016
Spirogyra sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 1 Dec 2016
Spirogyra sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 1 Dec 2016
Spirogyra sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 1 Dec 2016
Spirogyra sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 1 Dec 2016
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Identification history

Spirogyra sp. 11 Jan 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Spirogyra sp. 12 Dec 2016 KenT

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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

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   11 Jan 2017
Stephen Skinner of the nSW Herbarium said "Spirogyra species...and cannot go further without reproductive material; they are lovely pictures."

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Species information

  • Spirogyra sp. Scientific name
  • Green Algae Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Machine learning
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