Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault

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Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

Photographer/artist Heidi Hällfors

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Title
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
Photographer/artist
Heidi Hällfors
Copyright holder
Heidi Hällfors
Institute
University of Helsinki, Department of Environmental Sciences
Contributor
Ann-Turi Skjevik
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Not described
Contrast enhancement
Not described
Stain
Not described

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
Author (L.) Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault 1886
Division CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA)
Class Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae)
Order NOSTOCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape cylinder
Formula p/4*d^2*h
Size class 1
Unit filament
Size range 5x100
Height(h), µm 100.0
Diameter(d1), µm 5.0
No. of cells/counting unit 13
Calculated volume, µm3 1 963
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 311
Comment on Carbon calculation 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

Change History

  • 2019-09-30 14:37:12 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae_7.jpg
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  • 2012-09-14 10:53:19 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Aphanizomenon flos-aquae_5.jpg
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  • 2012-09-14 10:52:54 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Aphanizomenon flos-aquae_4.jpg
  • 2012-09-14 10:52:44 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae_4.jpg
  • 2012-09-14 10:52:27 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Aphanizomenon flos-aquae_3.jpg
  • 2012-09-14 10:52:16 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae_3.jpg
  • 2012-09-13 13:54:13 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Aphanizomenon flos-aquae_2.jpg
  • 2012-09-13 13:50:01 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae_2.jpg
  • 2012-03-15 13:45:56 Irina Olenina - Updated media metadata for Aphanizomenon flos-aquae_1.jpg
  • 2012-03-15 13:37:31 Irina Olenina - Added media: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae_1.jpg