Dinophysis Ehrenb.

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Dinophysis

Photographer/artist Lars Edler

Additional image information

Title
Dinophysis
Photographer/artist
Lars Edler
Copyright holder
Lars Edler
Institute
WEAQ AB
Contributor
Ann-Turi Skjevik
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Not described
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

Biovolumes

Species Dinophysis
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order DINOPHYSALES
Trophy MX
Geometric shape flattened ellipsoid
Formula p/6*l*d1*d2
Size class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Unit cell cell cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-40 40-45 45-50 50-60
Length(l1), µm 18.0 23.0 28.0 35.0 43.0 48.0 55.0
Diameter(d1), µm 12.6 16.1 19.6 24.5 30.1 33.6 38.5
Diameter(d2), µm 8.1 10.4 12.6 15.8 19.4 21.6 24.8
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 961 2 006 3 619 7 068 13 107 18 231 27 427
Comment HD fact.=0.45 HD fact.=0.45 HD fact.=0.45 HD fact.=0.45 HD fact.=0.45 HD fact.=0.45 HD fact.=0.45
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 137 272 474 889 1 588 2 164 3 176

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

  • 2012-09-24 14:30:44 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis_1.jpg
  • 2012-09-24 14:30:08 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Dinophysis_1.jpg