Calliacantha simplex Manton & Oates, 1979

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Calliacantha simplex

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Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Calliacantha simplex
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
Dry preparation. (PC)
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
H
Morphology
Lorica with two transverse costae, four spines protruding anteriorly
Life form
Solitary
Size
Lorica length 25-45 µm
Literature
Manton, I. & Oates, K. 1979. Further observations on Calliacantha Leadbeater (Choanoflagellata), with special reference to C. simplexsp. nov. from many parts of the world. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 204: 287-300.
Thomsen, H. A. 1992b. Loricabærende Chonanoflagellater (Kraveflagellater). In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 157-194.

Biovolumes

Species Calliacantha simplex
Author Manton & Oates 1979
Division ZOOMASTIGOPHORA
Class Choanoflagellidea
Order CHOANOFLAGELLIDA
Trophy HT
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 4-8x3-5
Length(l1), µm 6.0
Diameter(d1), µm 4.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 50
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 8.5

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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