Ankistrodesmus falcatus (Corda) Ralfs, 1848

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Ankistrodesmus falcatus
Author (Corda) Ralfs 1848
Division CHLOROPHYTA
Class Chlorophyceae
Order CHLOROCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape 2 cones
Formula p/12*d^2*h
Size class 1 2 3
Unit cell cell cell
Size range 2x35-45 3x25-35 4x30-35
Height(h), µm 40.0 28.0 32.5
Diameter(d1), µm 2.0 3.0 4.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 42 66 136
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 7 11 22

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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