genus Spirogyra

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Related to genus Spirogyra: genus Paramecium, genus Hydra, genus Amoeba, genus Volvox

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genus Spirogyra - a genus of protoctist

protoctist genus - any genus of Protoctista

family Zygnemataceae, Zygnemataceae - pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses

spirogyra - freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands

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In an advisory, the city health office said the algae in the lake were filamentous freshwater green algae, also known as pond scum of the genus Spirogyra. These are not the harmful blue-green algae, which produce cyanotoxins (toxins from photosynthetic bacteria) that can make humans and animals sick.

Algae in Laguna de Bay not harmful despite smell

The isolates were identified as fresh water green algae belonging to genus Spirogyra sp.

Optimization of Factors for Enhanced Phycoremediation of Reactive Blue Azo Dye

Family Zygnemataceae was represented by a single genus Spirogyra sp.

Phytoplanktonic diversity and seasonal fluctuations in Surinsar Wetland, Jammu (J&K)--A Ramsar site