Cryptaulax

Description

Subordinate taxa

Biovolumes

Species Cryptaulax
Division INCERTAE SEDIS
Trophy HT
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1 2 3 4
Unit cell cell cell cell
Size range 3-5x7-9 5-7x8-10 7-9x14-16 9-11x16-20
Length(l1), µm 8.0 9.0 15.0 18.0
Diameter(d1), µm 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 67 170 502 942
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 11 27 74 134

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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