Licmophora C.Agardh

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Licmophora sp.

Photographer/artist Ann-Turi Skjevik

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Title
Licmophora sp.
Photographer/artist
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright holder
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Institute
SMHI
Contributor
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Sampling date
2011-05-10
Geographic area
Kattegat - Swedish coast
Location
Näset
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
No preservation
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

Biovolumes

Species Licmophora
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Diatomophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order BACILLARIALES (PENNALES)
Trophy AU
Geometric shape half parallelepiped
Formula l*w*h/2
Size class 1 2 3 4
Unit cell cell cell cell
Size range 45x55-65 10x20-30 15x30 7x20
Length(l1), µm 60.0 25.0 30.0 20.0
Width(w), µm 45 10 15 7
Height(h), µm 20.0 6.0 8.0 7.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 27 000 750 1 800 490
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 1 130 62 126 44

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

  • 2012-10-05 13:12:27 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Licmophora_1.jpg
  • 2012-10-05 13:11:42 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Licmophora_1.jpg