Amphora Ehrenberg ex Kützing

Description

Biovolumes

Species Amphora
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Diatomophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order BACILLARIALES (PENNALES)
Trophy AU
Geometric shape oval cylinder
Formula p/4*d1*d2*h
Size class 1 2 3 4
Unit cell cell cell cell
Size range 18-22 25-30 33-37 45-50
Height(h), µm 8.4 10.0 14.0 25.2
Diameter(d1), µm 19.6 28.0 35.0 47.5
Diameter(d2), µm 8.4 20.0 18.0 32.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 1 086 4 396 6 924 30 069
Comment 8 8 8 8
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 83 259 375 1 234

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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