Chroomonas Hansg.

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Chroomonas sp.

Culture

Photographer/artist Yoshita Takanao

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Title
Chroomonas sp.
Photographer/artist
Yoshita Takanao
Copyright holder
Yoshita Takanao
Copyright stamp
Yoshita Takanao
Institute
The Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa at the University of Copenhagen
Contributing organisation
SCCAP, University of Copenhagen
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
Culture
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy, SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
Preservation
No preservation
Contrast enhancement
Not described
Stain
No stain, Sputter coated

Description

Biovolumes

Species Chroomonas
Division CRYPTOPHYTA
Class Cryptophyceae
Order CRYPTOMONADALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape flattened ellipsoid
Formula p/6*l*d1*d2
Size class 1 2
Unit cell cell
Size range 4x9 7x12
Length(l1), µm 9.0 12.0
Diameter(d1), µm 4.0 7.0
Diameter(d2), µm 3.0 5.6
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 57 246
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 10 38

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

  • 2011-10-07 13:44:58 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Chroomonas_1.jpg
  • 2011-10-07 13:38:57 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Chroomonas_1.jpg
  • 2011-10-07 13:38:15 Bengt Karlson - Added media: Chroomonas_1.jpg