Heterosigma akashiwo (Hada) Hada ex Hara & Chihara, 1967

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Heterosigma akashiwo

Photographer/artist Hanna Mossfeldt

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Title
Heterosigma akashiwo
Photographer/artist
Hanna Mossfeldt
Copyright holder
Hanna Mossfeldt
Institute
University of Gothenburg
Contributor
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Sampling date
2006-03-15
Location
Culture (GUMACC)
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
No preservation
Contrast enhancement
Not described
Stain
Not described

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 Heterosigma akashiwo
Author (Hada) Hada 1987
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Raphidophyceae (Chloromonadophyceae)
Order CHATTONELLALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape sphere
Formula p/6*d^3
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 15-25
Diameter(d1), µm 20.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 4 187
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 544

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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  • 2012-09-17 16:02:15 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Deleted media: Heterosigma akashiwo_2.jpg
  • 2012-09-17 16:02:04 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Deleted media: Heterosigma akashiwo_3.jpg
  • 2012-09-17 16:01:28 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Heterosigma akashiwo_3.jpg
  • 2012-09-17 16:01:23 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Heterosigma akashiwo_3.jpg
  • 2012-09-17 16:01:12 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Heterosigma akashiwo_2.jpg
  • 2012-09-17 16:00:23 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Heterosigma akashiwo_2.jpg
  • 2012-08-29 14:11:07 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Heterosigma akashiwo_1.JPG
  • 2012-08-29 14:10:42 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Heterosigma akashiwo_1.JPG