Phylum: Chlorophyta Family: Selenestraceae
Ankistrodesmus spiralis (W.B. Turner) Lemmermann
Most common in the British Isles towards the Scottish north-west. Tolerant of acidic and more circumneutral waters
References:
John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. (2011 second edition) The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles