Dissodinium pseudolunula Swift ex Elbrächter & Drebes, 1978

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Dissodinium pseudolunula

Photographer/artist Ann-Turi Skjevik

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Title
Dissodinium pseudolunula
Photographer/artist
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright holder
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Institute
SMHI
Contributor
Ann-Turi Skjevik
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Dinoflagellate cysts

Synonym names

  • Pyrocystis noctiluca

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Dissodinium pseudolunula
Author Swift ex Elbrächter & Drebes 1978
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order PHYTODINIALES (BLASTODINIALES)
Trophy AU
Geometric shape monoraphidioid
Formula d2/8*(2b - d+a)*(p2/6 + 1)
Size class 1 2 3
Unit cell cell cell
Size range 20-23 24-26 27-31
Diameter(d1), µm 22.0 25.0 29.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 32 500 43 000 55 000
Comment 5; 6 5; 6 5; 6
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 3 725 4 845 6 105

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

  • 2015-04-08 11:59:30 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_5.jpg
  • 2015-04-08 11:59:15 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_4.jpg
  • 2015-04-08 11:58:44 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_5.jpg
  • 2015-04-08 11:58:21 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_4.jpg
  • 2015-04-08 11:57:51 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_4.jpg
  • 2015-04-08 11:56:56 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_5.jpg
  • 2015-04-08 11:55:53 Susanne Busch - Added media: Dissodinium pseudolunula_5.jpg
  • 2015-04-08 11:54:19 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_4.jpg
  • 2015-04-08 11:53:09 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_4.jpg
  • 2015-04-08 11:52:05 Susanne Busch - Added media: Dissodinium pseudolunula_4.jpg
  • 2014-09-26 13:38:01 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_3.jpg
  • 2014-09-26 13:35:57 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_3.jpg
  • 2014-09-26 13:34:08 Janina Kownacka - Added media: Dissodinium pseudolunula_3.jpg
  • 2012-09-10 06:01:19 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_2.jpg
  • 2012-09-10 06:00:35 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Dissodinium pseudolunula_2.jpg
  • 2012-08-30 07:37:55 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Dissodinium pseudolunula_1.jpg
  • 2012-08-30 07:36:46 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Dissodinium pseudolunula_1.jpg