Amphidinium operculatum Claparède & Lachmann, 1859

Synonym names

  • Amphidinium herdmanii

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A
Harmfulness, IOC
This species is included in the IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae.

Biovolumes

Species Amphidinium operculatum
Author Claparède & Lachmann 1859
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order GYMNODINIALES
Trophy HT
Geometric shape flattened ellipsoid
Formula p/6*l*d1*d2
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 45x50
Length(l1), µm 50.0
Diameter(d1), µm 45.0
Diameter(d2), µm 30.2
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 35 502
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 4 047

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),
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