How is Cladophora morphologically similar to Spirogyra How i

How is Cladophora morphologically similar to Spirogyra? How is it different?

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Morphological Similarities

Both occur in fresh water ponds, pools and lakes. Plant body in both cases is Filamentous, Multicellular, uniseriate

Morphological dissimilarities

Cladophora is attached to the substratum by rhizoids and is profusely branched whereas Spiropgyra is free floating and unbranched

Cells of Cladophora are multinucleate whereasSpiropgyra has Unicleate cells

Plant body of Cladophora is rough where as that of Spiropgyra is silky and slippary

Discoid chloroplast are present in Cladophora and  spiral in Spirogyra