Chara sp. (genus)

A charophyte green algae at suppressed

Chara sp. (genus) at suppressed - suppressed
Chara sp. (genus) at suppressed - suppressed
Chara sp. (genus) at suppressed - suppressed
Chara sp. (genus) at suppressed - suppressed
Chara sp. (genus) at suppressed - suppressed
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Identification history

Chara sp. (genus) 19 Oct 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Chara sp. (genus) 18 Oct 2024 Tapirlord
Unverified 18 Oct 2024 Paul4K

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Algae?

5 comments

   18 Oct 2024
Chara perhaps ? and an aquatic animal's eggs sack ?
Tapirlord wrote:
   18 Oct 2024
Or perhaps Nitella, I agree it's an algae. The orange mass is unaffiliated, as Jason says it could be an egg sac.
JaneR wrote:
   18 Oct 2024
definitely Characeae, and probably a Chara sp. The gelatinous blobs probably contain the gametangia.
   18 Oct 2024
Okay !
Tapirlord wrote:
   18 Oct 2024
Cheers Jane

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