Spirogyra sp.

Green Algae at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

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

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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

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

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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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
Algae, Cyanobacteria, other bacteria and viruses KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Spirogyra sp.

Species information

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