Lessardia elongata Saldarriaga & Taylor, 2003

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Lessardia elongata

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Photographer/artist Maria Karlberg

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Title
Lessardia elongata
Photographer/artist
Maria Karlberg
Institute
SMHI
Contributor
Maria Karlberg
Caption
Scale bar 10 µm
Sampling date
2021-09-16
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
Location
Å17
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
NOMP, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

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Biovolumes

Species Lessardia elongata
Author Saldarriaga et Taylor 2003
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order GYMNODINIALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape flattened ellipsoid
Formula p/6*l*d1*d2
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 25-30
Length(l1), µm 28.0
Diameter(d1), µm 9.0
Diameter(d2), µm 9.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 1 187
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 166

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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  • 2022-01-21 08:46:33 Maria Karlberg - Updated media metadata for Lessardia elongata_1.png
  • 2022-01-21 08:44:10 Maria Karlberg - Added media: Lessardia elongata_1.png
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