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What Does a Zygnema Do?

Sophia Al-Mansoor • • 5 min read
What Does a Zygnema Do?

In harsh conditions, Zygnema generally will produce spore-like akinetes for asexual reproduction or reproduce sexually via conjugation tubes. If reproduction is sexual, a zygospore

zygospore
A zygospore is a diploid reproductive stage in the life cycle of many fungi and protists. ... In fungi, a sporangium is produced at the end of a sporangiophore that sheds spores. A fungus that forms zygospores is called a zygomycete, indicating that the class is characterized by this evolutionary development.
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is formed and sinks into the sediment until habitat conditions become more favorable.

What are the characteristics of Zygnema?

Diagnostic features

Unbranched filamentous zygnematalean with cylindrical cells, each containing 2 green star-shaped axial chloroplasts. Nucleus often visible between the chloroplasts. Filament is coated with a thin mucilage layer; consequently, strands of Zygnema are soapy to the touch.

Where are Zygnema found?

Zygnema circumcarinatum, a filamentous charophycean alga with elongated cells and multiple star-shaped chloroplasts per cell, is found in stagnant waters as 'large bright green colored, tangled, floating masses' (Guiry and Guiry, 2013).

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