Caloneis silicula (Ehrenb.) Cleve

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Caloneis silicula

Photographer/artist Eva Herlitz

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Title
Caloneis silicula
Photographer/artist
Eva Herlitz
Copyright holder
Eva Herlitz
Copyright stamp
Eva Herlitz
Institute
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Contributing organisation
SLU Sweden
Contributor
Malin Mohlin
Geographic area
River - Sweden
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Not described
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski, Acid cleaned and mounted in resin with high refractive index
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Swedish benthic freshwater diatoms

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Caloneis silicula
Author (Ehrenberg) P.T. Cleve 1894
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Diatomophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order BACILLARIALES (PENNALES)
Trophy AU
Geometric shape oval cylinder
Formula p/4*d1*d2*h
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 40-60
Height(h), µm 10.0
Diameter(d1), µm 48.0
Diameter(d2), µm 16.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 6 029
Comment 8
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 335

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

  • 2011-10-13 08:52:00 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Caloneis silicula_1.jpg
  • 2011-10-13 08:51:47 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Caloneis silicula_1.jpg