Cyclotella (Kütz.) Bréb.

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Cyclotella sp.

Photographer/artist Ann-Turi Skjevik

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Title
Cyclotella sp.
Photographer/artist
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright holder
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright stamp
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Institute
SMHI
Contributor
Malin Mohlin
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
No preservation
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

Biovolumes

Species Cyclotella
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
Unit cell cell cell cell
Size range 3-7 7-12 12-17 17-23
Height(h), µm 3.3 6.5 9.8 10.0
Diameter(d1), µm 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 64 510 1 722 3 140
Comment 6; HD fac.=0.65 6; HD fac.=0.65 6; HD fac.=0.65 6; HD fac.=0.5
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 8 45 121 197

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

  • 2011-12-05 16:15:45 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Cyclotella_1.jpg
  • 2011-12-05 16:15:13 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Cyclotella_1.jpg