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

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Ceratium longipes

Photographer/artist Ann-Turi Skjevik

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Title
Ceratium longipes
Photographer/artist
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright holder
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Institute
SMHI
Contributing organisation
SMHI
Contributor
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Sampling date
2010-07-03
Geographic area
Kattegat - off shore
Location
Anholt E
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
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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