Dinophysis acuta Ehrenb.

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Dinophysis acuta

Living cells (BF)

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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

Description

IDs in other systems
Note on taxonomy
Testar
Tropic type
A/H
Morphology
The cells are widest below the middle
Other remarks
Width here = dorso-ventral depth. Dimorphic cells have been observed (Hansen 1993a). This species has been associated with DSP outbreaks (Larsen & Moestrup 1992)
Distribution: Worldwide
Harmful
Test test
Harmfulness, IOC
This species is included in the IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae.
Life form
Solitary
Size
Length 54-94 µm, width 43-60 µm
Literature
Drebes, G. 1974. Marines Phytoplankton, Eine Auswahl der Helgoländer Planktonalgen (Diatomeen, Peridineen). Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart. 186 pp.
Hansen, G. 1993a. Dimorphic individuals of Dinophysis acuta and D. norvegica (Dinophyceae) from Danish waters. Phycologia. 32: 73-75.
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. & Moestrup, Ø. 1992. Potentially toxic phytoplankton. 2. Genus Dinophysis (Dinophyceae). In: Lindley, J. A. (ed.) ICES Identification leaflets for plankton. International Council for the exploration of the sea, Copenhagen, p. 1-12.
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 acuta
Author Ehrenberg 1839
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
Unit cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 55-57 58-60 61-65 75 85
Length(l1), µm 56.0 59.0 63.0 75.0 85.0
Diameter(d1), µm 41.0 43.0 46.0 55.0 62.0
Diameter(d2), µm 28.0 29.5 31.5 37.5 42.5
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 33 644 39 167 47 774 80 953 117 214
Comment 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 3 848 4 438 5 348 8 776 12 423

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

  • 2019-06-05 13:08:00 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuta_9.jpg
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  • 2014-06-02 10:47:58 Regina Hansen - Updated media metadata for Dinophysis acuta_6.png
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