Dinophysis norvegica Claperède & Lachmann, 1859

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Dinophysis norvegica

A = Two cells at different focal planes (BF); B = Chloroplasts in epifluorescence microscope

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Dinophysis norvegica
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
A = Two cells at different focal planes (BF); B = Chloroplasts in epifluorescence microscope
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A/H
Morphology
It is very variable in shape but widest at the middle of hypocone
Other remarks
DSP-producer
Distribution: Cold water species
Harmfulness, IOC
This species is included in the IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae.
Life form
Solitary
Size
Length 48-67 µm, width 39-53 µm
Literature
Hallegraeff G. M. & Lucas, I. A. N. 1988. The marine dinoflagellate genus Dinophysis(Dinophyceae): Photosynthetic, neritic and non-photosynthetic, oceanic species. Phycologia. 27: 25-42.
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.
Solum, I. 1962. The taxonomy of Dinophysis populations in Norwegian waters in view of biometric observations. Nytt Mag. Bot.10: 5-33
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 norvegica
Author Claperède & 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
Unit cell cell cell cell
Size range 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Length(l1), µm 45.0 55.0 65.0 75.0
Diameter(d1), µm 31.0 37.0 44.0 51.0
Diameter(d2), µm 20.3 27.5 32.5 37.5
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 14 784 29 287 48 644 75 066
Comment HD fact.=0.45 HD fact.=0.5 HD fact.=0.5 HD fact.=0.5
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 1 778 3 378 5 440 8 175

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

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