Gyrosigma fasciola (Ehrenb.) Griffith & Henfrey

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Gyrosigma fasciola

Photographer/artist Ann-Turi Skjevik

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Title
Gyrosigma fasciola
Photographer/artist
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright holder
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Institute
SMHI
Contributor
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Sampling date
2012-09-10
Geographic area
Kattegat - Swedish coast
Location
L9 Laholmsbukten
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Synonym names

  • Gyrosigma fasciola

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Gyrosigma fasciola
Author (Ehrenberg) Griffith & Henfrey 1856
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Diatomophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order BACILLARIALES (PENNALES)
Trophy AU
Geometric shape oval cylinder
Formula p/4*d1*d2*h
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 14-16x60-140
Height(h), µm 15.0
Diameter(d1), µm 100.0
Diameter(d2), µm 15.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 17 663
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 801

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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