Gymnodinium simplex (Lohmann) Kofoid & Swezy

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Gymnodinium simplex
Author (Lohmann) Kofoid & Swezy 1921
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order GYMNODINIALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape flattened ellipsoid
Formula p/6*l*d1*d2
Size class 1 2 3
Unit cell cell cell
Size range 8x6 10x8-9 14x8-10
Length(l1), µm 8.0 10.0 14.0
Diameter(d1), µm 6.0 8.5 9.0
Diameter(d2), µm 4.2 6.0 6.3
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 106 265 415
Comment HD fact.=0.7 HD fact.=0.7 HD fact.=0.7
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 17 41 62

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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