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Spirogyra ✝
| Description | Spirogyra (common names include water silk, mermaid's tresses, and blanket weed) is a filamentous chlorophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is characteristic of the genus. It is commonly found in freshwater habitats, and there are more than 400 species of Spirogyra in the world. Spirogyra measures approximately 10 to 100 μm in width and may grow to several centimetres in length. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirogyra, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Charophyta : Zygnematophyceae : Zygnematales : Zygnemataceae : Spirogyra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Charophyta : Charophyceae : Zygnemataceae : Spirogyra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Spirogyra Link, 1820 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 28.4 - 11.6 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 0.78 - 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. A. Gandolfo, M. Zamaloa, and N. R. Cúneo, A. Archangelsky. 2009. Potamogetonaceae Fossil Fruits from the Tertiary of Patagonia, Argentina. International Journal of Plant Sciences 170(3):419-428 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Spiralbandsalger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirogyra |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Spirogyra acanthophora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra aequinoctialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra angolensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra aphanosculpta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra arcta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra areolata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra arta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra asiatica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra baileyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra bellis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra borysthenica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra brevis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra caerulea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra calospora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra capensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra cataeneformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra catenaeformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra ceylanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra chenii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra circumlineata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra cleveana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra colligata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra collinsii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra columbiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra communis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra condensata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra corrugata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra costata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra costulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra crassa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra daedaloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra danica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra decimina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra denticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra dentireticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra diluta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra distenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra dubia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra ellipsospora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra elliptica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra emilianensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra esthonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra farlowii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra fennica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra flavescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra floridana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra fluviatilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra frankliniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra frigida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra fritschiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra fuellebornei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra gracilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra granulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra gratiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra grevilleana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra groenlandica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra grossii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra hartigii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra hassalii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra hatillensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra hoehnei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra hopeiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra hornschuchii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra hyalina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra illinoiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra inconstans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra indica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra inflata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra insignis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra irregularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra juergensii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra jurgensii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra kuusamoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra lacustris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra lagerheimii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra lapponica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra laxa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra lenticularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra lineata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra longata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra lutetiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra machrisiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra macrospora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra majuscula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra malmeana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra maravillosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra maxima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra mienningensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra minutifossa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra minutipunctata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra mirabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra multiconjugata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra neglecta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra nitida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra nodifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra novaeangliae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra occidentalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra orthospira species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra parva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra parvula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra perforans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra polytaeniata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra porangabae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra porticalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra pratensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra princeps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra protecta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra pseudodaedaloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra pseudomaxima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra pseudotetrapla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra pulchrifigurata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra punctiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra quadrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra quadrilaminata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra quinina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra rectangularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra reflexa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra reinhardii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra reticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra rhizobrachialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra rhizopus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra rivularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra sahnii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra schmidtii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra setiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra singularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra smithii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra sordida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra splendida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra spreeiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra stictica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra striata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra subcrassa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra submarina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra subpapulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra subreticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra subsalsa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra tenuissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra teodoresci species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra ternata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra theobaldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra tibetana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra torta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra trochainii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra tropica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra tuberculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra turfosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra undulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra varians species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra velata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra venosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra verrucogranulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra verrucosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spirogyra weberi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Conjugate | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Charophyta : Zygnematophyceae : Zygnematales : Zygnemataceae : Conjugate |
| Conjugata Vaucher, 1803 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Charophyta : Zygnematophyceae : Zygnematales : Zygnemataceae : Conjugata |
| Jugalis Schrank, 1814 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Charophyta : Zygnematophyceae : Zygnematales : Zygnemataceae : Jugalis |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1820 | Spirogyra Link |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
