Desmodesmus intermedius (R. Chodat) Hegewald, 2000

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Desmodesmus intermedius
Author (R. Chodat) Hegewald 2000
Division CHLOROPHYTA
Class Chlorophyceae
Order CHLOROCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1 2 3
Unit colony colony colony
Size range 1.5-2x5-8 2-4x5-8 4-5x6-11
Length(l1), µm 6.5 3.5 9.0
Diameter(d1), µm 1.8 3.0 4.5
No. of cells/counting unit 4 4 4
Calculated volume, µm3 44 66 382
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 8.2 12.0 62.4

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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