Limnothrix redekei (Goor) M.-E.Meffert

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Limnothrix redekei

cells with two polar aerotopes at the septa and small central aerotop occasionally; potentially toxic species; occurrence - summer, late summer

Photographer/artist Janina Kownacka

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Title
Limnothrix redekei
Photographer/artist
Janina Kownacka
Copyright holder
Janina Kownacka
Copyright stamp
jmkownacka
Institute
National Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Contributing organisation
HELCOM-PEG
Contributor
Janina Kownacka
Caption
cells with two polar aerotopes at the septa and small central aerotop occasionally; potentially toxic species; occurrence - summer, late summer
Sampling date
June 2005
Geographic area
Baltic Sea - The Gulf of Gdansk
Latitude, degree
54
Latitude, minute
40
Longitude, degree
19
Longitude, minute
00
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
No contrast enhancement
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
HELCOM-PEG

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Limnothrix redekei
Author (Van Goor) Meffert 1988
Division CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA)
Class Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae)
Order OSCILLATORIALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape cylinder
Formula p/4*d^2*h
Size class 1 2
Unit filament filament
Size range 2x100 3x100
Height(h), µm 100.0 100.0
Diameter(d1), µm 2.0 3.0
No. of cells/counting unit 13 13
Calculated volume, µm3 314 707
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 56 119
Comment on Carbon calculation based on individual cell based on individual cell

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

  • 2012-02-21 14:55:25 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Limnothrix redekei_2.jpg
  • 2012-02-21 09:44:05 Janina Kownacka - Deleted media: Limnothrix redekei_1.jpg
  • 2012-02-21 09:43:42 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Limnothrix redekei_2.jpg
  • 2012-02-21 09:40:14 Janina Kownacka - Added media: Limnothrix redekei_2.jpg