Gymnodinium chlorophorum Elbrächter & Schnepf

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Gymnodinium chlorophorum

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Title
Gymnodinium chlorophorum
Photographer/artist
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright holder
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright stamp
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Institute
Swedish meterological and hydrological institute
Contributor
Malin Mohlin
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
No preservation
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Synonym names

  • Lepidodinium chlorophorum

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Gymnodinium chlorophorum
Author Elbrächter & Schnepf 1996
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order GYMNODINIALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape flattened ellipsoid
Formula p/6*l*d1*d2
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 20-30
Length(l1), µm 25.0
Diameter(d1), µm 15.0
Diameter(d2), µm 18.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 3 533
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 464

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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  • 2012-08-29 09:35:48 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Gymnodinium chlorophorum_5.JPG
  • 2012-08-29 09:35:26 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Gymnodinium chlorophorum_5.JPG
  • 2012-08-29 09:35:07 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Gymnodinium chlorophorum_4.JPG
  • 2012-08-29 09:34:37 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Gymnodinium chlorophorum_4.JPG
  • 2012-02-02 11:43:56 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Gymnodinium chlorophorum_3.jpg
  • 2012-02-02 11:43:49 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Gymnodinium chlorophorum_3.jpg
  • 2012-02-02 11:42:35 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Gymnodinium chlorophorum_2.jpg
  • 2012-02-02 11:42:26 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Gymnodinium chlorophorum_2.jpg
  • 2012-02-02 11:41:05 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Gymnodinium chlorophorum_1.jpg
  • 2012-02-02 11:40:38 Malin Mohlin - Updated media metadata for Gymnodinium chlorophorum_1.jpg
  • 2012-02-02 11:38:35 Malin Mohlin - Added media: Gymnodinium chlorophorum_1.jpg