Aphanocapsa planctonica (G.M.Sm.) Komárek & Anagn.

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Aphanocapsa planctonica

Aphanocapsa planctonica

Photographer/artist Irina Olenina

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Title
Aphanocapsa planctonica
Photographer/artist
Irina Olenina
Institute
Environmental Protection Agency
Contributing organisation
HELCOM-PEG
Contributor
Irina Olenina
Caption
Aphanocapsa planctonica
Sampling date
15-06-2010
Location
South-eastern part of the Baltic Sea, Lithuanian coastal waters
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Image galleries
HELCOM-PEG

Synonym names

  • Aphanocapsa elachista

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Aphanocapsa planctonica
Author (G.M. Smith) Komárek & Anagnostidis 1995
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 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3
Diameter(d1), µm 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
No. of cells/counting unit 1 20 50 100 200
Calculated volume, µm3 8 164 409 818 1 635
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 1.6 31 78 155 311
Comment on Carbon calculation based on individual cell 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

  • 2014-12-28 07:41:16 Aimar Rakko - Updated media metadata for Aphanocapsa planctonica_2.jpg
  • 2014-12-28 07:39:03 Aimar Rakko - Updated media metadata for Aphanocapsa planctonica_2.jpg
  • 2014-12-28 07:35:46 Aimar Rakko - Added media: Aphanocapsa planctonica_2.jpg
  • 2011-10-25 12:48:59 Irina Olenina - Updated media metadata for Aphanocapsa planctonica_1.JPG
  • 2011-10-25 12:46:33 Irina Olenina - Added media: Aphanocapsa planctonica_1.JPG