Coscinodiscus radiatus Ehrenberg, 1841 (1839)

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Coscinidiscus radiatus

Photographer/artist Malin Mohlin

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Title
Coscinidiscus radiatus
Photographer/artist
Malin Mohlin
Copyright holder
Malin Mohlin
Copyright stamp
Malin Mohlin
Institute
Swedish meterological and hydrological institute
Contributor
Malin Mohlin
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Synonym names

  • Azpeitia nodulifera

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A
Morphology
Flat cells with large uniform areolae in radial rows throughout the entire valve face
Other remarks

Distribution: Worldwide
Life form
Solitary
Size
Diameter = 30-180 µm
Literature
Hasle, G. & Sims, P. A. 1986a. The diatom genus Coscinodiscus Ehrenb.: C. argus Ehrenb. and C. radiatus Ehrenb. Botanica Marina. 29: 305-318.
Hasle, G. R. & Syvertsen, E. E. 1996. Marine diatoms. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 5-385.
Hendey, N. I. 1964. An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part 5: Bacillariophyceae (Diatoms). HSMO, London. 317 pp.

Biovolumes

Species Coscinodiscus radiatus
Author Ehrenberg 1841
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Diatomophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order EUPODISCALES (BIDDULPHIALES, CENTRALES)
Trophy AU
Geometric shape cylinder
Formula p/4*d^2*h
Size class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Unit cell cell cell cell cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-90 90-110 110-130 130-150 180
Height(h), µm 20.0 30.0 30.0 35.0 35.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 20.0
Diameter(d1), µm 35.0 45.0 55.0 65.0 80.0 100.0 120.0 140.0 180.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 19 233 47 689 71 239 116 082 175 840 235 500 339 120 461 580 508 680
Comment 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 859 1 793 2 483 3 689 5 166 6 548 8 801 11 300 12 227

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

  • 2018-09-28 06:05:49 Johanne Arff - Updated media metadata for Coscinodiscus radiatus_8.jpg
  • 2018-09-27 07:53:32 Johanne Arff - Updated media metadata for Coscinodiscus radiatus_8.jpg
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  • 2014-03-27 07:15:29 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Coscinodiscus radiatus_7.jpg
  • 2014-03-27 07:14:44 Susanne Busch - Added media: Coscinodiscus radiatus_7.jpg
  • 2013-05-06 11:49:57 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Coscinodiscus radiatus_6.jpg
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  • 2012-10-04 10:51:50 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Coscinodiscus radiatus_5.jpg
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