Biovolumes
| Species |
Chroococcales |
| Division |
CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA) |
| Class |
Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae) |
| Order |
CHROOCOCCALES |
| Trophy |
AU |
| Geometric shape |
 |
| Formula |
p/6*d^3 |
| Size class |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| Unit |
cell |
colony |
colony |
colony |
colony |
cell |
colony |
colony |
colony |
colony |
cell |
colony |
colony |
colony |
colony |
cell |
colony |
colony |
colony |
colony |
| Size range |
<2 |
<2 |
<2 |
<2 |
<2 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
<2 |
<2 |
<2 |
<2 |
<2 |
0.8-1.5 |
0.8-1.5 |
0.8-1.5 |
0.8-1.5 |
0.8-1.5 |
| Length(l1), µm |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Diameter(d1), µm |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| No. of cells/counting unit |
1 |
20 |
50 |
100 |
200 |
1 |
20 |
50 |
100 |
200 |
1 |
20 |
50 |
100 |
200 |
1 |
20 |
50 |
100 |
200 |
| Calculated volume, µm3 |
1.8 |
35 |
88 |
177 |
353 |
8 |
164 |
409 |
818 |
1 635 |
1.0 |
21 |
52 |
105 |
209 |
0.9 |
18 |
45 |
90 |
181 |
| Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit |
0.4 |
7 |
18 |
37 |
74 |
1.6 |
31 |
78 |
155 |
311 |
0.2 |
5 |
11 |
23 |
45 |
0.2 |
4 |
10 |
20 |
39 |
| Comment on Carbon calculation |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
based on individual cell |
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
