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Zygnematales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Charophyta
Order:
Zygnematales
Families
  • Closteriaceae
  • Desmidiaceae
  • Mesotaeniaceae
  • Peniaceae
  • Zygnemataceae

The Zygnematales also called the Conjugales, are an order of green algae, comprising several thousand different species in genera such as the well-known Zygnema and Spirogyra. All the members of this group develop into unbranched filaments, one cell thick, which grow longer through normal cell division. Most live in freshwater, and form an important component of the algal scum that grows on or near plants, rocks, and various debris.

Images for kids

  • Netrium oblongum var. cylindricum

    Netrium oblongum.  A saccoderm "desmid"

  • Spirogyra cell

    Single Spirogyra cell

  • 20090328 2222 Spirogyra

    Spirogyra.  Each numbered tick = 122 μM

  • 20090328 2225 Spirogyra

    Spirogyra.  Each numbered tick = 20 μM

  • SpirogyraConjugation100x

    Microscopic view of Spirogyra conjugation

  • 20090906 022641 Algae

    Zygnema.  Each numbered tick = 122 μM

  • 20100417 005205 Zygnema

    Zygnema.  Each numbered tick = 20 μM

See also

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