Spirogyra sp.

Green Algae at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

	Spirogyra sp.	10 Mar 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Spirogyra sp.	11 Feb 2017	KenT

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Growing on submerged rocks in Lees Creek

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

11 Mar 2017

Stephen Skinner of the NSW Herbarium said "..is an almost fertile Spirogyra, and the indications are that it may be either S. lacustris (or other member of the S. communis group) if the spores are smooth, or S. reflexa, if the spores are like many little walnuts."

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Location information

Coordinates 148.886194 -35.329778
Maps Lower Cotter Catchment
Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
5 Jan 2017 09:21 AM Recorded on
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Collections
Algae, Cyanobacteria, other bacteria and viruses KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

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