Gomphosphaeria Kütz.

Description

Biovolumes

Species Gomphosphaeria
Division CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA)
Class Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae)
Order CHROOCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1 2 3
Unit cell colony colony
Size range 3-4x6-8 3-4x6-8 3-4x6-8
Length(l1), µm 7.0 7.0 7.0
Diameter(d1), µm 3.5 3.5 3.5
No. of cells/counting unit 1 20 50
Calculated volume, µm3 45 898 2 244
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 8 154 384
Comment on Carbon calculation based on individual cell based on individual cell based on individual cell

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),
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