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Fig. 145. Freshwater alga;. The upright filaments are, from left to right: 

 (Edogonium, producing swimming spores, eggs, and sperms; Microspore, form- 

 ing resting spores and swimming spores; and Ulothrix, forming swimming 

 spores and gametes. The horizontal filaments are Spirogyra (left) and 

 Vaticheria (right). 



