Aphanizomenon gracile (Lemmerm.) Lemmerm.

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Aphanizomenon gracile

Photographer/artist Birger Skjelbred

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Title
Aphanizomenon gracile
Photographer/artist
Birger Skjelbred
Copyright holder
Birger Skjelbred
Copyright stamp
Birger Skjelbred
Institute
NIVA
Contributing organisation
NIVA
Contributor
Birger Skjelbred
Sampling date
17.06.2014
Geographic area
Lake - Norway
Location
Hellesjøvann
Latitude, degree
59.7402
Longitude, degree
11.460
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
No preservation
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Freshwater

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Aphanizomenon gracile
Author (Lemmermann) Lemmermann 1910
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 2.5-3x100
Height(h), µm 100.0
Diameter(d1), µm 2.8
No. of cells/counting unit 20
Calculated volume, µm3 615
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 108
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

  • 2015-07-22 19:46:35 Birger Skjelbred - Updated media metadata for Aphanizomenon gracile_2.jpg
  • 2015-07-22 19:44:06 Birger Skjelbred - Added media: Aphanizomenon gracile_2.jpg
  • 2011-10-21 09:49:43 Irina Olenina - Updated media metadata for Aphanizomenon gracile_1.JPG
  • 2011-10-20 13:35:18 Irina Olenina - Updated media metadata for Aphanizomenon gracile_1.JPG
  • 2011-10-20 13:21:28 Irina Olenina - Added media: Aphanizomenon gracile_1.JPG