Azadinium spinosum Elbr. & Tillmann

View image in original size

cf. Azadinium spinosum

Photographer/artist Malin Mohlin

Additional image information

Title
cf. Azadinium spinosum
Photographer/artist
Malin Mohlin
Copyright holder
Malin Mohlin
Copyright stamp
Malin Mohlin
Institute
Swedish meterological and hydrological institute
Contributor
Malin Mohlin
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
Location
Kosterfjord
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
Not described
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Harmfulness, IOC
This species is included in the IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae.

Biovolumes

Species Azadinium spinosum
Author Elbrächter & Tilmann 2009
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order GYMNODINIALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 7-10x12-20
Length(l1), µm 16.0
Diameter(d1), µm 8.5
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 605
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 88

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

  • 2012-02-14 09:38:56 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Azadinium spinosum_3.jpg
  • 2012-02-14 09:38:50 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Azadinium spinosum_3.jpg
  • 2012-02-14 09:38:17 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Azadinium spinosum_2.jpg
  • 2012-02-14 09:38:10 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Azadinium spinosum_2.jpg
  • 2012-02-14 09:37:55 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Azadinium spinosum_1.jpg
  • 2012-02-14 09:37:34 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Azadinium spinosum_1.jpg
  • 2012-02-14 09:32:04 Malin Mohlin - Deleted media: Azadinium spinosum_1.jpg
  • 2012-02-14 09:31:28 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Azadinium spinosum_1.jpg
  • 2012-02-14 09:18:11 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Azadinium spinosum_1.jpg