Mallomonas Perty

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Mallomonas sp.

Cell size: 15x25 µm.

Photographer/artist Helena Höglander

Additional image information

Title
Mallomonas sp.
Photographer/artist
Helena Höglander
Copyright holder
Helena Höglander
Institute
Stockholm university, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
Contributing organisation
HELCOM-PEG
Contributor
Helena Höglander
Caption
Cell size: 15x25 µm.
Sampling date
2017-08-03
Geographic area
River - Sweden
Location
Nyköpingsån
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
Phase contrast
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
HELCOM-PEG

Description

Biovolumes

Species Mallomonas
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Synurophyceae
Order SYNURALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1 2
Unit cell cell
Size range 6x12 8-12x13-17
Length(l1), µm 12.0 15.0
Diameter(d1), µm 6.0 10.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 226 785
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 35 113

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

  • 2018-12-07 13:54:32 Helena_Hoglander_PEG - Updated media metadata for Mallomonas_1.jpg
  • 2018-12-07 13:53:28 Helena_Hoglander_PEG - Added media: Mallomonas_1.jpg