Actiniscus pentasterias (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg, 1854

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Actiniscus pentasterias cf

Photographer/artist Ann-Turi Skjevik

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Title
Actiniscus pentasterias cf
Photographer/artist
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright holder
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Institute
SMHI
Contributor
Malin Mohlin
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
No preservation
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
H
Morphology
Gymnodinioid cell with two siliceous internal skeletons (=pentasters). Prominent bundle of extrusomes (docidosomes)
Other remarks

Distribution: Subtropical to cold temperate waters. Even in arctic freshwater lakes
Life form
Solitary
Size
Length 30-40 µm, width 35-40 µm
Literature
Hansen, G. 1993b. Light and electron microscopical observations of the dinoflagellate Actiniscus pentasterias (Dinophyceae). J. Phycol. 29: 486-499.
Hansen, G. & Larsen, J. 1992. Dinoflagellater i danske farvande. In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 45-155.
Steidinger, K. A. & Tangen, K. 1996. Dinoflagellates. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 387-584.

Biovolumes

Species Actiniscus pentasterias
Author (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg 1854
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order ACTINISCALES
Trophy HT
Geometric shape sphere
Formula p/6*d^3
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 35
Diameter(d1), µm 35.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 22 438
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 2 630

Source

Olenina, I., Hajdu, S., Edler, L., Andersson, A., Wasmund, N., Busch, S., Göbel, J., Gromisz, S., Huseby, S., Huttunen, M., Jaanus, A., Kokkonen, P., Ledaine, I. and Niemkiewicz, E. 2006 Biovolumes and size-classes of phytoplankton in the Baltic Sea HELCOM Balt.Sea Environ. Proc. No. 106, 144pp. (PDF),
PEG_BVOL.zip

Change History

  • 2017-10-05 13:30:32 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_7.jpg
  • 2017-10-05 13:30:17 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Actiniscus pentasterias_7.jpg
  • 2017-10-05 13:29:58 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_5.jpg
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  • 2017-10-05 13:28:18 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Deleted media: Actiniscus pentasterias_5.jpg
  • 2017-10-05 13:28:08 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_5.jpg
  • 2017-10-05 13:23:30 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Actiniscus pentasterias_5.jpg
  • 2012-05-14 13:45:46 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_2.jpg
  • 2011-12-21 10:38:02 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Deleted media: Actiniscus pentasterias_5.jpg
  • 2011-12-21 10:37:44 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_6.jpg
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  • 2011-12-21 10:36:13 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_5.jpg
  • 2011-12-21 10:33:53 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Actiniscus pentasterias_5.jpg
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  • 2011-12-21 10:32:39 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_4.JPG
  • 2011-10-13 11:09:05 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_5.JPG
  • 2011-10-13 11:08:44 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_4.JPG
  • 2011-10-13 11:08:16 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_3.jpg
  • 2011-10-13 11:07:32 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_2.jpg
  • 2011-10-03 08:12:49 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_5.JPG
  • 2011-10-03 08:12:39 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Actiniscus pentasterias_5.JPG
  • 2011-10-03 08:12:21 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_4.JPG
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  • 2011-10-03 08:11:08 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_3.jpg
  • 2011-10-03 08:09:38 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Actiniscus pentasterias_3.jpg
  • 2011-10-03 08:09:21 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Actiniscus pentasterias_2.jpg
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