Chroococcus limneticus Lemmerm.

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Chroococcus limneticus Lemmermann 1898

Photographer/artist Irina Olenina

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Title
Chroococcus limneticus Lemmermann 1898
Photographer/artist
Irina Olenina
Institute
Department of Marine Research, Environmental Protection Agency
Contributing organisation
HELCOM-PEG
Contributor
Irina Olenina
Sampling date
16-07-2008
Location
South-eastern part of the Baltic Sea, Lithuanian coastal waters
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Image galleries
HELCOM-PEG

Synonym names

  • Limnococcus limneticus

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Subordinate taxa

Illustration Taxon name
Chroococcus limneticus var. elegans

Biovolumes

Species Chroococcus limneticus
Author Lemmermann 1898
Division CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA)
Class Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae)
Order CHROOCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape sphere
Formula p/6*d^3
Size class 1 2
Unit cell cell
Size range 6-8 8-12
Diameter(d1), µm 7.0 10.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 180 523
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 28 77
Comment on Carbon calculation 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

Change History

  • 2015-07-17 08:36:06 Birger Skjelbred - Updated media metadata for Chroococcus limneticus_2.jpg
  • 2015-07-17 08:32:51 Birger Skjelbred - Added media: Chroococcus limneticus_2.jpg
  • 2012-03-15 14:43:33 Irina Olenina - Updated media metadata for Chroococcus limneticus_1.JPG
  • 2012-03-15 14:41:41 Irina Olenina - Added media: Chroococcus limneticus_1.JPG