Ceratium longipes (J.W. Bailey) Gran, 1902

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Ceratium longipes

Two living cells (BF)

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Ceratium longipes
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
Two living cells (BF)
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Synonym names

  • Neoceratium longipes

Description

IDs in other systems
Morphology
Bent apical horn
Life form
Solitary
Size
Length 150 - 250 µm, width 40 - 60 µm
Resting spore
0
Literature
Dodge, J. D. 1982. Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, London. 303 pp.
Hansen, G. & Larsen, J. 1992. Dinoflagellater i danske farvande. In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 45-155.

Biovolumes

Species Ceratium longipes
Author (J.W. Bailey) Gran 1902
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order GONYAULACALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape girdle diameter
Formula 0.32437*d^3.0474
Size class 1 2
Unit cell cell
Size range width: 45-55 width: 55-65
Diameter(d1), µm 50.0 60.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 48 807 85 070
Comment 5; 6 5; 6
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 5 457 9 194

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

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