Aphanocapsa rivularis (Carmich.) Rabenh.

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Aphanocapsa rivularis
Author (Carmichael) Rabenhorst 1865
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 0.8-4 0.8-4 0.8-4 0.8-4 0.8-4
Diameter(d1), µm 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
No. of cells/counting unit 1 20 50 100 200
Calculated volume, µm3 7 145 362 723 1 447
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 1.4 28 69 138 277
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),
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