Dinophysis acuminata Claparède & Lachmann

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Dinophysis acuminata

Living cells (BF&DIC)

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Dinophysis acuminata
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
Living cells (BF&DIC)
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A/H
Morphology
Form and size
Other remarks
Toxic, species-complex(?)
Distribution: Worldwide
Harmfulness, IOC
This species is included in the IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae.
Life form
Solitary
Size
Length 38-58 µm, width 30-38 µm
Literature
Balech, E. 1976a. Some norwegian Dinophysis species (Dinoflagellata). Sarsia. 61: 75-94.
Hansen, G. & Larsen, J. 1992. Dinoflagellater i danske farvande. In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 45-155.
Larsen, J. & Ø. Moestrup. 1992. Potentially toxic phytoplankton. 2. Genus Dinophysis (Dinophyceae). In: (Lindley eds.) ICES Identification leaflets for plankton. International Council for the exploration of the sea, Copenhagen, pp. 1-12.
Lee, J.-S., Igarashi,T., Fraga, S., Dahl, E., Hovgaard, P. & Yasumoto, T. 1989. Determination of diarrhetic shellfish toxins in various dinoflagellate species. J. appl. Phycol. 1: 147-152.
Steidinger, K. A. & Tangen, K. 1996. Dinoflagellates. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 387-584.

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Biovolumes

Species Dinophysis acuminata
Author Claparède & Lachmann 1859
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
Unit cell cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 28-32 33-37 38-42 43-47 48-52 53-57
Length(l1), µm 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0 55.0
Diameter(d1), µm 21.0 25.0 29.0 32.0 36.0 40.0
Diameter(d2), µm 15.0 17.5 20.0 22.5 25.0 27.5
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 4 946 8 014 12 141 16 956 23 550 31 662
Comment HD fact.=0.5 HD fact.=0.5 HD fact.=0.5 HD fact.=0.5 HD fact.=0.5 HD fact.=0.5
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 636 1 000 1 478 2 022 2 753 3 635

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

  • 2014-09-26 13:17:51 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_10.jpg
  • 2014-09-26 13:13:59 Janina Kownacka - Added media: Dinophysis acuminata_10.jpg
  • 2014-09-26 13:07:12 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_9.jpg
  • 2014-09-26 13:03:20 Janina Kownacka - Added media: Dinophysis acuminata_9.jpg
  • 2014-06-02 10:46:36 Regina Hansen - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_8.png
  • 2014-06-02 10:44:58 Regina Hansen - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_8.png
  • 2014-06-02 10:43:58 Regina Hansen - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_8.png
  • 2014-06-02 10:16:56 Regina Hansen - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_8.png
  • 2014-06-02 10:04:00 Regina Hansen - Added media: Dinophysis acuminata_8.png
  • 2012-09-14 11:31:35 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_7.gif
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  • 2012-09-14 11:30:35 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_3.jpg
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  • 2012-09-14 11:29:41 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_3.jpg
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  • 2012-05-14 21:17:28 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_5.jpg
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  • 2012-02-21 15:42:58 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_4.jpg
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  • 2012-02-21 15:42:04 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_3.jpg
  • 2012-02-21 15:40:58 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Dinophysis acuminata_3.jpg
  • 2011-09-27 06:47:57 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuminata_2.jpg