spirogyra the fungi not the band.
2007-05-01 03:10:18 · 3 answers · asked by harbinc6103 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Latin for spin and turn (helix).....it isn't that hard to figure out.
btw..it isn't a fungus it's a type of alga
2007-05-01 03:17:31 · answer #1 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spirogyra is an ALGA and not a FUNGUS.
Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous green alga of the order Zygnematales.
It is commonly found in freshwater areas.
Spirogyra measures to around 10 to 100μm in width and may stretch centimeters long.
Spirogyra is a photosynthetic, eukaryotic cell.
Spirals of chloroplast surround the vacuole, within which the nucleus is supported by cytoplasmic strands.
So , since the chloroplast is in the form of a spiral helix ( Remember DNA). it is called 'spirogyra'
click for a photo-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Spirogyra.JPG
A single enlarged cell of Spirogyra.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Spirogyra_cell.jpg
2007-05-01 04:33:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
medical type area: Eukaryote (unranked): Archaeplastida Kingdom: Protista (unranked): Streptophyta Phylum: Chlorophyta classification: Zygnematophyceae Order: Zygnematales kinfolk: Zygnemataceae Genus: Spirogyra
2016-12-05 04:08:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋