Cryothecomonas scybalophora Thomsen et al., 1991
Cryothecomonas scybalophora
A = Lugol fixed cells (DIC); B = Schematic drawings of cells in Lugol (arrowhead=nucleus); C = Cell with two long flagella; D = Cell with foodvacuoles. C&D=Glutaraldehyde fixed cells stained with primulin and observed with UV-excitation in epifluorescence microscope
Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna
Additional image information
- Title
- Cryothecomonas scybalophora
- Photographer/artist
- Mats Kuylenstierna
- Copyright holder
- Maria Kuylenstierna
- Institute
- University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
- Contributor
- Bengt Karlson
- Caption
- A = Lugol fixed cells (DIC); B = Schematic drawings of cells in Lugol (arrowhead=nucleus); C = Cell with two long flagella; D = Cell with foodvacuoles. C&D=Glutaraldehyde fixed cells stained with primulin and observed with UV-excitation in epifluorescence microscope
- Image galleries
- Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat
Description
- IDs in other systems
- Dyntaxa ID: 238618
More info at http://www.artdata.slu.se/dyntaxa - AlgaeBase ID: 140998
More info at http://algaebase.org
- Dyntaxa ID: 238618
- Tropic type
- H
- Morphology
- Cells with a prominent anterior nucleus and surounded by debris outside the theca
- Other remarks
- Found in January to April in coastal waters. A maximum (170 000 cells L-1) was found in January at the mouth of Gullmarsfjorden
Distribution: Baltic, Kattegat, Skagerrak - Life form
- Solitary
- Size
- length 5-20 µm
- Literature
- Ikävalko, J. & Thomsen, H. A. 1997. The Baltic Sea ice biota (March 1994): A study of the protistan community. Europ. J. Protistol. 33: 229-243.
Thomsen, H. A., Buck, K. R., Bolt, P. A & Garrison, D. L. 1991. Fine structure and biology of Cryothecomonas gen. nov. (Protista incertae sedis) from the ice biota. Can J. Zool. 69: 1048-1070.
Biovolumes
Species | Cryothecomonas scybalophora |
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Author | Thomsen, Buck, Bolt et Garrison 1991 |
Division | INCERTAE SEDIS |
Trophy | HT |
Geometric shape | |
Formula | p/6*d^2*l |
Size class | 1 |
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Unit | cell |
Size range | 5-20 |
Length(l1), µm | 13.0 |
Diameter(d1), µm | 8.0 |
No. of cells/counting unit | 1 |
Calculated volume, µm3 | 435 |
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit | 65 |
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
- 2012-02-21 14:41:15 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Cryothecomonas scybalophora_2.JPG
- 2012-02-21 14:40:26 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Cryothecomonas scybalophora_2.JPG
- 2012-02-21 14:39:26 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Cryothecomonas scybalophora_2.JPG