Cochlodinium Schütt

Description

Biovolumes

Species Cochlodinium
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order GYMNODINIALES
Trophy HT
Geometric shape flattened ellipsoid
Formula p/6*l*d1*d2
Size class 1 2
Unit cell cell
Size range 35-60x23-40 40-60x30-32
Length(l1), µm 48.0 50.0
Diameter(d1), µm 40.0 32.0
Diameter(d2), µm 23.0 30.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 23 110 25 120
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 2 704 2 925

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),
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