| Spirogyra elegans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Viridiplantae |
| (unranked): | Charophyta |
| Class: | Zygnematophyceae |
| Order: | Zygnematales |
| Family: | Zygnemataceae |
| Genus: | Spirogyra |
| Species: | S. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Spirogyra elegans | |
| Synonyms | |
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Spirogyra elegans is a species of green algae in the family Zygnemataceae. [1]
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