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Zygnema sp. Zygnema sp. C. A. Agardh

Kingdom Plantae > Division Charophyta > Class Conjugatophyceae > Order Zygnematales > Family Zygnemataceae > Genus Zygnema Zygnema sp. - Zygnema sp. - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/8589

Description:

"This genus is easy to identify with its two stellate chloroplasts in each vegetative cell. It is much more difficult to determine the species without conjugating (sexual) material." (L. Biechele, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 8 records in the project database.

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A <em>Zygnema</em> species in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/7/2010). Photographed at 100x magnification. (Photo ID: 22413 - Psn: 30)

A Zygnema species in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/7/2010). Photographed at 100x magnification. Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

A <em>Zygnema</em> species collected in Somerset Co., Maryland (4/19/2015). Photographed at 400x magnification. (Photo ID: 23015 - Psn: 50)

A Zygnema species collected in Somerset Co., Maryland (4/19/2015). Photographed at 400x magnification. Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

<em>Zygnema</em> species in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 503765 - Psn: 50)

Zygnema species in Calvert Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

<em>Zygnema</em> species in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 551530 - Psn: 50)

Zygnema species in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Immature zygospores of <em>Zygnema</em> species in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 551531 - Psn: 51)

Immature zygospores of Zygnema species in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

<em>Zygnema</em> species in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (2/24/2021). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 503764 - Psn: 55)

Zygnema species in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (2/24/2021). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

<em>Zygnema</em> species in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 735341 - Psn: 200)

Zygnema species in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

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