Chrysochromulina polylepis Manton & Parke

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Prymnesium polylepis- authentic stage

Photographer/artist Wenche Eikrem/Bente Edvardsen

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Title
Prymnesium polylepis- authentic stage
Photographer/artist
Wenche Eikrem/Bente Edvardsen
Copyright holder
Wenche Eikrem/Bente Edvardsen
Copyright stamp
Wenche Eikrem/Bente Edvardsen
Institute
University of Oslo
Contributor
Wenche Eikrem
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Norwegian coast
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
TEM Transmission Electron Micoscopy
Contrast enhancement
Phase contrast
Stain
Shadow cast
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Synonym names

  • Prymnesium polylepis

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A
Harmfulness, IOC
This species is included in the IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae.

Biovolumes

Species Chrysochromulina polylepis
Author Manton & Parke 1962
Division HAPTOPHYTA
Class Prymnesiophyceae (Haptophyceae)
Order PRYMNESIALES
Trophy MX
Geometric shape flattened ellipsoid
Formula p/6*l*d1*d2
Size class 1 2 3
Unit cell cell cell
Size range 7-10 10-13 13-16
Length(l1), µm 8.0 11.0 15.0
Diameter(d1), µm 6.3 7.0 8.0
Diameter(d2), µm 5.0 6.0 7.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 133 242 440
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 21 37 66

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

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  • 2014-03-30 13:11:20 Wenche Eikrem - Updated media metadata for Chrysochromulina polylepis_2.jpg
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