spirogyra in English

noun
1
a filamentous freshwater green alga containing spiral bands of chloroplasts.
The magnified parade of protozoas, amoeba proteus and paramecia aurelia, with spirogyras and volvox green algae, amazed the kids.

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1. Algae, which are now regarded as protoctists, include the seaweeds, diatoms, and spirogyra

2. Other filamentous algae, also referred to as Blanketweed or blanket weed, that cause problems in ponds are species of Spirogyra, Rhizoclonium and Enteromorpha