Aphanocapsa conferta (W.West & G.S.West) Komárk.-Legn. & Cronberg

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Aphanocapsa conferta

Photographer/artist Birger Skjelbred

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Title
Aphanocapsa conferta
Photographer/artist
Birger Skjelbred
Copyright holder
Birger Skjelbred
Copyright stamp
Birger Skjelbred
Institute
NIVA
Contributing organisation
NIVA
Contributor
Birger Skjelbred
Sampling date
25.06.2013
Geographic area
Lake - Norway
Location
Hallevannet
Latitude, degree
59.02528
Longitude, degree
9.90151
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
No contrast enhancement
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Freshwater

Synonym names

  • Aphanocapsa elachista

Description

IDs in other systems

Biovolumes

Species Aphanocapsa conferta
Author (W. et G.S West) Komarkova-Legnerova et Cronberg 1994
Division CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA)
Class Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae)
Order CHROOCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape sphere
Formula p/6*d^3
Size class 1 2 3 4 5
Unit cell colony colony colony colony
Size range 1.5-2.4 1.5-2.4 1.5-2.4 1.5-2.4 1.5-2.4
Diameter(d1), µm 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8
No. of cells/counting unit 1 20 50 100 200
Calculated volume, µm3 3 61 153 305 610
Comment * * * * *
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 0.6 12 31 62 123
Comment on Carbon calculation based on individual cell size based on individual cell 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

Change History

  • 2015-07-19 19:52:52 Birger Skjelbred - Updated media metadata for Aphanocapsa conferta_1.jpg
  • 2015-07-19 19:50:32 Birger Skjelbred - Added media: Aphanocapsa conferta_1.jpg