Gomphosphaeria salina Komárek & Hindák

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Gomphosphaeria salina
Author Komárek & Hindák 1988
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 10.4-15x4-6 10.4-15x4-6 10.4-15x4-6
Length(l1), µm 12.7 12.7 12.7
Diameter(d1), µm 5.0 5.0 5.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 20 50
Calculated volume, µm3 166 3 323 8 308
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 26 525 1 314
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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