Gymnodinium galatheanum Braarud

Synonym names

  • Karlodinium veneficum

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A
Harmfulness, IOC
This species is included in the IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae.

Biovolumes

Species Gymnodinium galatheanum
Author Braarud 1957
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order GYMNODINIALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 13-17x10
Length(l1), µm 13.0
Diameter(d1), µm 10.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 680
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 99

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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