Anabaenopsis "(Wolłosz.) V.V.Mill."

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Anabaenopsis sp.

Chain of cells with heterocysts at both ends. Cell size 5-6 µm.

Photographer/artist Helena Höglander

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Title
Anabaenopsis sp.
Photographer/artist
Helena Höglander
Copyright holder
Helena Höglander
Institute
Stockholm university, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
Contributing organisation
HELCOM-PEG
Contributor
Helena Höglander
Caption
Chain of cells with heterocysts at both ends. Cell size 5-6 µm.
Sampling date
2017-08-03
Geographic area
Baltic Sea - Northern Baltic proper
Location
Nyköping
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
Phase contrast
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
HELCOM-PEG

Description

Subordinate taxa

Illustration Taxon name
Anabaenopsis arnoldii
Anabaenopsis elenkinii
Anabaenopsis milleri

Biovolumes

Species Anabaenopsis
Division CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA)
Class Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae)
Order NOSTOCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape chain of spheres
Formula p/6*d^3*l/d
Size class 1 2 3
Unit filament filament filament
Size range 4-5x100 5-6x100 2x100
Length(l1), µm 100.0 100.0 100.0
Diameter(d1), µm 4.5 5.5 2.0
No. of cells/counting unit 22 18 50
Calculated volume, µm3 1 060 1 583 209
Comment 1 1
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 181 260 41
Comment on Carbon calculation based on individual cell based on individual cell based on individual cell

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

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  • 2018-12-07 13:30:24 Helena_Hoglander_PEG - Updated media metadata for Anabaenopsis_1.jpg
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