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Spirogyra Link, 1820
AphiaID: 577679

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Viridaeplantae (Subkingdom) > Streptophyta (Infrakingdom) > Charophyta (Phylum) > Zygnematophyceae (Class) > Zygnematales (Order) > Zygnemataceae (Family)

Status

accepted

Record
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Rank

Genus

Parent

Zygnemataceae Kützing, 1843

Synonymised
taxa

Conjugata Vaucher, 1803

Sources

basis of record: Li WKW, Andersen RA, Gifford DJ, Incze LS, Martin JL, et al. (2011) Planktonic Microbes in the Gulf of Maine Area. PLoS ONE 6(6): e20981. doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0020981, available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020981 [details] [full text]

additional source: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

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Species Spirogyra adnata (Vaucher) Kützing, 1843
Species Spirogyra affinis (Hassall) P.Petit, 1880
Species Spirogyra alpinum Kützing
Species Spirogyra alternata Kützing
Species Spirogyra angolensis Welwitsch
Species Spirogyra arcta (C.Agardh) Endlichter, 1843

» Variety Spirogyra arcta var. catenaeformis (Hassall) Kirchner, 1878 accepted as Spirogyra catenaeformis (Hassall) Kützing, 1849

» Forma Spirogyra calospora f. gracilior Cleve accepted as Spirogyra protecta H.C.Wood, 1872

Species Spirogyra caorliniana Dillard, 1969
Species Spirogyra cardinia S.H.Lewis, 2000
Species Spirogyra caroliniana G.E.Dillard, 1969
Species Spirogyra cataeniformis (Hassall) Kützing, 1849
Species Spirogyra catenaeformis (Hassall) Kützing, 1849

» Variety Spirogyra catenaeformis var. parvula Transeau accepted as Spirogyra parvula (Transeau) Czurda, 1932

» Variety Spirogyra decima var. cylindrosperma West & G.S.West, 1897

Species Spirogyra decimina (O.F.Müller) Dumortier, 1822

» Variety Spirogyra decimina var. flavicans Kutzing

Species Spirogyra dentireticulata C.-C.Jao, 1935
Species Spirogyra dictyospora C.C.Jao
Species Spirogyra discoidea Transeau, 1934
Species Spirogyra distenta Transeau
Species Spirogyra diversizygotica (V.I.Polyanskij) L.A.Rundina
Species Spirogyra dubia Kützing, 1855
Species Spirogyra elegantissima Ling & Zheng
Species Spirogyra ellipsospora Transeau

» Variety Spirogyra ellipsospora var. splendida (G.West) Transeau, 1915 accepted as Spirogyra splendida G.S West, 1914

Species Spirogyra elongata (H.C.Wood) H.C.Wood, 1873
Species Spirogyra fallax (Hansgirg) Wille
Species Spirogyra farlowii Transeau, 1915
Species Spirogyra favosa Y.-X.Wei & Y.-K.Yung
Species Spirogyra fennica Cedercreutz, 1924
Species Spirogyra flavescens (Hassall) Kützing, 1849

» Forma Spirogyra flavescens f. flavescens (Hassall) Kützing accepted as Spirogyra gracilis Kützing, 1849
» Forma Spirogyra flavescens f. parva (Hassall) Cooke accepted as Spirogyra communis (Hassall) Kützing, 1849

Species Spirogyra flavicans Kützing
Species Spirogyra fluviatilis Hilse, 1863

» Variety Spirogyra fluviatilis var. hoggarica Gauthier-Lièvre, 1941 accepted as Spirogyra hoggarica (Gauthier-Lièvre) Gauthier-Lièvre, 1965

Species Spirogyra frigida F.Gay
Species Spirogyra fritschiana Czurda, 1932
Species Spirogyra fuellebornii Schmidle
Species Spirogyra gallica Petit
Species Spirogyra gauthieri Gayral, 1951
Species Spirogyra gibberosa Jao, 1935
Species Spirogyra gracilis Kützing, 1849

» Variety Spirogyra gracilis var. parva (Hass.) Kutzing
» Variety Spirogyra gracilis var. flavescens (Hassall) Rabenhorst accepted as Spirogyra flavescens (Hassall) Kützing, 1849

Species Spirogyra grevilleana (Hassall) Kützing, 1849

» Variety Spirogyra grevilleana var. australis Playfair

Species Spirogyra groenlandica Rosenvinge, 1884
Species Spirogyra grossi Schmidle, 1901
Species Spirogyra gujaratensis

» Variety Spirogyra gujaratensis var. oryzae S.C.Santra & U.C.Pal

Species Spirogyra hassalii (Jenner) Petit
Species Spirogyra hassallii (Jenner) P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867
Species Spirogyra hatillensis Transeau, 1936
Species Spirogyra heeriana Nägeli, 1849
Species Spirogyra henanensis (Bi) Bi Liejiu, 1982
Species Spirogyra hoggarica (Gauthier-Lièvre) Gauthier-Lièvre, 1965
Species Spirogyra hopeiensis C.C.Jao, 1935
Species Spirogyra hyalina Cleve, 1868
Species Spirogyra inflata (Vaucher) Dumortier, 1822

» Variety Spirogyra inflata var. lusitanica West, 1892 accepted as Spirogyra inflata (Vaucher) Dumortier, 1822

Species Spirogyra insignis (Hassall) Kützing, 1849

» Variety Spirogyra insignis var. braunii Rabenhorst

» Variety Spirogyra longata var. elongata Rabenhorst
» Variety Spirogyra longata var. communis (Hassall) Cooke accepted as Spirogyra longata (Vaucher) Kützing, 1843

Species Spirogyra lubrica Kützing
Species Spirogyra lutetiana Petit, 1879

» Variety Spirogyra lutetiana var. minor West, 1892

Species Spirogyra macrospora (C.B.Rao) H.Krieger
Species Spirogyra major Kützing, 1855
Species Spirogyra majuscula Kützing, 1849
Species Spirogyra marchica H.Krieger
Species Spirogyra margalefii (Margalef) Aboal & Llimona, 1984
Species Spirogyra marocana Gauthier-Lièvre, 1965
Species Spirogyra maxima (Hassall) Wittrock, 1882

» Forma Spirogyra maxima f. cupientis (D.G.Vodenicharov & I.K.Kiryakov) L.A.Rundina
» Forma Spirogyra maxima f. megaspora

» Subforma Spirogyra maxima f. megaspora crassiuscula Witrrock & Nordstedt accepted as Spirogyra crassiuscula (Wittrock & Nordstedt) Transeau, 1934

» Variety Spirogyra maxima var. minor K.Möbius accepted as Spirogyra moebii Transeau, 1934

Species Spirogyra meinningensis
Species Spirogyra micropunctata Transeau, 1915
Species Spirogyra mienningensis
Species Spirogyra mirabilis (Hassall) Kützing, 1849

» Forma Spirogyra mirabilis f. major B.Tracanna
» Variety Spirogyra mirabilis var. gracilis (Kützing) Rabenhorst, 1863

Species Spirogyra mithalaensis A.M.Verma & B.Kumari
Species Spirogyra moebii Transeau, 1934
Species Spirogyra monodiana Gauthier-Lièvre, 1941
Species Spirogyra montserrati Margalef, 1952
Species Spirogyra neglecta (Hassall) Kützing, 1849

» Forma Spirogyra neglecta f. columbiana (Czurda) L.A.Rundina
» Variety Spirogyra neglecta var. amylacea Playfair accepted as Spirogyra columbiana Czurda

» Variety Spirogyra peipingensis var. occidentalis B.Tracanna

Species Spirogyra pellucida (Hassall) Kützing, 1849
Species Spirogyra perforans Transeau, 1934
Species Spirogyra plena (West & G.S.West) Czurda
Species Spirogyra polymorpha Kirchner, 1878
Species Spirogyra porticalis (O.F.Müller) Dumortier, 1822

» Variety Spirogyra porticalis var. decima (Hassall) Cooke accepted as Spirogyra decimina (O.F.Müller) Dumortier, 1822

» Variety Spirogyra punctata var. tenuior K.Möbius

Species Spirogyra punctulata Jao, 1936

» Forma Spirogyra punctulata f. cylindrospora (West & G.S.West) L.A.Rundina
» Forma Spirogyra punctulata f. macrospora (C.C.Jao) L.A.Rundina
» Variety Spirogyra punctulata var. macrospora C.C.Jao

Species Spirogyra quadrata (Hassall) P.Petit, 1874
Species Spirogyra quadrilaminata Jao, 1936
Species Spirogyra quinina Kützing

» Variety Spirogyra quinina var. inaequalis Sonder

Species Spirogyra randhawae Krieger, 1944
Species Spirogyra rectangularis Transeau
Species Spirogyra reflexa Transeau, 1915
Species Spirogyra regularis (Cedercreutz) H.Krieger
Species Spirogyra reticulata Nordstedt, 1880

» Variety Spirogyra reticulata var. regularis Cedercreutz

Species Spirogyra rhizobrachialis Jao, 1935
Species Spirogyra rivularis (Hassall) Rabenhorst, 1868
Species Spirogyra rugulosa Iwanoff
Species Spirogyra salina Aleem, 1961
Species Spirogyra sarmae M.Singh & M.Srivastava
Species Spirogyra schmidtii West & G.S.West, 1901

» Variety Spirogyra schmidtii var. crassiuscula Margalef, 1951

Species Spirogyra scrobiculata (Stockmayer) Czurda, 1932
Species Spirogyra semiornata C.-C.Jao, 1935
Species Spirogyra setiformis (Roth) Kützing, 1845

» Forma Spirogyra setiformis f. diversizygotica V.I.Polyanskij

Species Spirogyra shanxiensis

» Variety Spirogyra shanxiensis var. henanensis Bi, 1979 accepted as Spirogyra henanensis (Bi) Bi Liejiu, 1982

Species Spirogyra singularis Nordstedt, 1880
Species Spirogyra smithii Transeau
Species Spirogyra splendida G.S West, 1914
Species Spirogyra spreeiana Rabenhorst, 1863
Species Spirogyra subbullata (Bi) Kadlubowska, 1983
Species Spirogyra subechinata Godward, 1956
Species Spirogyra submargaritata Godward, 1956
Species Spirogyra submaxima Transeau

» Variety Spirogyra submaxima var. inflata Randhawa, 1938 accepted as Spirogyra randhawae Krieger, 1944

Species Spirogyra subpapulatata C.C.Jao, 1935
Species Spirogyra subreticulata Fritsch
Species Spirogyra subsalsa Kützing, 1845

» Variety Spirogyra subsalsa var. macrospora C.B.Rao

Species Spirogyra sulcata Blum, 1944
Species Spirogyra suomaniana Transeau, 1934
Species Spirogyra taftiana Transeau, 1944
Species Spirogyra tenuior (Transeau) Krieger
Species Spirogyra tenuissima (Hassall) Kützing, 1849
Species Spirogyra teodoresci Transeau, 1934
Species Spirogyra ternata Ripart, 1876
Species Spirogyra tolosana Comère
Species Spirogyra transeauiana C.C.Jao
Species Spirogyra trochainii Gauthier-Lièvre
Species Spirogyra tropica Kützing, 1855

» Variety Spirogyra tropica var. articulis-brevioribus Zeller

Species Spirogyra tucumaniae B.Tracanna
Species Spirogyra turfosa F.Gay, 1884
Species Spirogyra tuwensis R.J.Patel & C.K.Asok Kumar
Species Spirogyra varians (Hassall) Kützing, 1849

» Forma Spirogyra varians f. minor Teodoresco, 1907 accepted as Spirogyra teodoresci Transeau, 1934
» Variety Spirogyra varians var. scrobiculata Stockmayer accepted as Spirogyra scrobiculata (Stockmayer) Czurda, 1932

Species Spirogyra velata Nordstedt, 1873
Species Spirogyra verrucogranulata I.C A.Dias & C.E.de M.Bicudo
Species Spirogyra weberi Kützing, 1843

» Variety Spirogyra weberi var. elongata (Spr.) Rabenhorst

Species Spirogyra weberrii

» Forma Spirogyra weberrii f. inaequalis (Hassall) Cooke accepted as Spirogyra weberi Kützing, 1843

Species Spirogyra westii Transeau

Species Spirogyra discreta Transeau, 1934 accepted as Spirogyra teodoresci Transeau, 1934
Species Spirogyra maior Kützing, 1849 accepted as Spirogyra major Kützing, 1855
Species Spirogyra naegelii Kützing, 1849 accepted as Spirogyra tenuissima (Hassall) Kützing, 1849
Species Spirogyra necopinata Margalef, 1948 accepted as Spirogyra margalefii (Margalef) Aboal & Llimona, 1984
Species Spirogyra orbicularis Kützing accepted as Spirogyra maxima (Hassall) Wittrock, 1882
Species Spirogyra pseudoneglecta Margalef, 1947 accepted as Spirogyra margalefii (Margalef) Aboal & Llimona, 1984
Species Spirogyra silvicola M.E.Britton, 1944 accepted as Spirogyra singularis Nordstedt, 1880
Species Spirogyra stictica (Smith) Wille, 1884 accepted as Sirogonium sticticum (Smith) Kützing, 1843

» Forma Spirogyra stictica f. tenuior (Transeau) V.I.Polyanskij
» Variety Spirogyra stictica var. tenuior Nordstedt

Species Spirogyra subaequa Kützing accepted as Spirogyra bellis (Hassall) Cleve, 1868
Species Spirogyra suecica Transeau, 1934 accepted as Spirogyra affinis (Hassall) P.Petit, 1880

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh

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Date	action	by
2011-07-27 09:13:03Z	created	Guiry, Michael D.
2013-01-28 10:32:34Z	changed	Guiry, Michael D.

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Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Spirogyra Link, 1820. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577679 on 2013-06-20

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