Cryptomonadales E.G.Pringsh.

Description

Biovolumes

Species Cryptomonadales
Division CRYPTOPHYTA
Class Cryptophyceae
Order CRYPTOMONADALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape cone + half sphere
Formula p/12*d^2*(h+d/2)
Size class 1 2 3 4 5 6
Unit cell cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 3x2 6x3.5 8x4.5 10x5 10-12x7 15x10
Height(h), µm 3.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 11.0 15.0
Diameter(d1), µm 2.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 7.0 10.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 4 25 54 82 186 523
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 0.8 4 9 14 29 77

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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