Chrysochromulina Lackey

Description

Biovolumes

Species Chrysochromulina
Division HAPTOPHYTA
Class Prymnesiophyceae (Haptophyceae)
Order PRYMNESIALES
Trophy MX
Geometric shape sphere
Formula p/6*d^3
Size class 1 2 3 4 5 6
Unit cell cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 2-4 4-6 4-6 6-10 10-14 14-18
Length(l1), µm 5.0 8.0 12.0 16.0
Diameter(d1), µm 3.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 9.0 11.0
Diameter(d2), µm 2.7 5.0 8.0 9.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 14 65 35 132 452 829
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 3 11 6 21 67 119

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

  • 2013-02-28 12:56:15 Wenche Eikrem - Added media: Chrysochromulina_1.jpeg