Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann

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Meringosphaera mediterranea

Photographer/artist Ann-Turi Skjevik

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Title
Meringosphaera mediterranea
Photographer/artist
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright holder
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Institute
SMHI
Contributor
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Sampling date
2011-02-07
Geographic area
Kattegat - Swedish coast
Location
N7 Nidingen
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

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Biovolumes

Species Meringosphaera mediterranea
Author Lohmann 1902
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Tribophyceae (Xanthophyceae, Heterokontae)
Order MISCHOCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape sphere
Formula p/6*d^3
Size class 1 2
Unit cell cell
Size range 5-10 10-15
Diameter(d1), µm 7.5 12.5
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 221 1 022
Comment * *
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 34 145

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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  • 2012-09-28 13:30:03 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Meringosphaera mediterranea_3.jpg
  • 2012-09-28 13:29:59 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Meringosphaera mediterranea_3.jpg
  • 2012-09-28 13:28:21 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Meringosphaera mediterranea_2.jpg
  • 2012-09-28 13:26:59 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Meringosphaera mediterranea_2.jpg
  • 2012-05-14 21:07:37 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Meringosphaera mediterranea_1.jpg
  • 2012-05-14 21:06:40 Bengt Karlson - Added media: Meringosphaera mediterranea_1.jpg