Chlorococcales Pascher

Description

Biovolumes

Species Chlorococcales
Division CHLOROPHYTA
Class Chlorophyceae
Order CHLOROCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape sphere
Formula p/6*d^3
Size class 1 2 3 4 5
Unit cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 2-4 4-6 6-8 4-6x6-10 6-10x11-15
Length(l1), µm 8.0 13.0
Diameter(d1), µm 3.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 8.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 14 65 180 105 435
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 2.6 10.9 28.3 17 65
Comment on Carbon calculation *

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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