Heterocapsa minima Pomroy, 1989

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Heterocapsa cf. minima

A = A living cell (BF); B&C = Cells (SEM), arrowheads=scales.

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Heterocapsa cf. minima
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, dept. of Marine botany
Contributing organisation
University of Gothenburg
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
A = A living cell (BF); B&C = Cells (SEM), arrowheads=scales.
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
Preservation
Glutardialdehyde
Contrast enhancement
Not described
Stain
Sputter coated
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Life form
Solitary
Size
Length 9-12 µm
Literature
Hansen, G. 1995. Analysis of the thecal plate pattern in the dinoflagellate Heterocapsa rotundata (Lohmann) comb. nov. (= Katodinium rotundatum (Lohmann) Loeblich). Phycologia., 34: 166-170.

Biovolumes

Species Heterocapsa minima
Author Pomroy 1989
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order PERIDINIALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape 2 cones
Formula p/12*d^2*h
Size class 1 2
Unit cell cell
Size range 7-9 9-11
Height(h), µm 8.0 10.0
Diameter(d1), µm 7.0 8.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 103 167
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 17 26

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

Change History

  • 2011-10-04 06:57:07 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Heterocapsa minima_1.gif
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