Diatoma tenuis C.Agardh

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Diatoma tenuis

Girdel view

Photographer/artist Eva Herlitz

Additional image information

Title
Diatoma tenuis
Photographer/artist
Eva Herlitz
Copyright holder
Eva Herlitz
Copyright stamp
Eva Herlitz
Institute
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Contributing organisation
SLU Sweden
Contributor
Malin Mohlin
Caption
Girdel view
Geographic area
River - Sweden
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Not described
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski, Acid cleaned and mounted in resin with high refractive index
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Swedish benthic freshwater diatoms

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Diatoma tenuis
Author C.A. Agardh 1812
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Diatomophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order BACILLARIALES (PENNALES)
Trophy AU
Geometric shape parallelepiped
Formula l*w*h
Size class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Unit cell cell cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 3x30-50 3x50-70 3x70-90 4x30-50 4x50-70 4x70-90 6x30-50
Length(l1), µm 40.0 60.0 80.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 40.0
Width(w), µm 3 3 3 4 4 4 6
Height(h), µm 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 360 540 720 640 960 1 280 1 440
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 34 47 60 54 76 95 105

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

  • 2014-09-05 16:27:43 Birger Skjelbred - Updated media metadata for Diatoma tenuis_6.jpg
  • 2014-09-05 16:23:48 Birger Skjelbred - Added media: Diatoma tenuis_6.jpg
  • 2014-03-27 11:35:00 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Diatoma tenuis_5.jpg
  • 2014-03-27 11:32:49 Susanne Busch - Added media: Diatoma tenuis_5.jpg
  • 2013-05-14 07:29:40 Regina Hansen - Updated media metadata for Diatoma tenuis_4.jpg
  • 2013-05-14 07:28:43 Regina Hansen - Added media: Diatoma tenuis_4.jpg
  • 2013-04-26 12:38:47 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Diatoma tenuis_3.jpg
  • 2013-04-26 12:37:45 Janina Kownacka - Added media: Diatoma tenuis_3.jpg
  • 2013-04-26 12:37:11 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Diatoma tenuis_2.jpg
  • 2013-04-26 12:35:08 Janina Kownacka - Added media: Diatoma tenuis_2.jpg
  • 2011-10-13 09:25:30 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Diatoma tenuis_1.jpg
  • 2011-10-13 09:25:07 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Diatoma tenuis_1.jpg