Micromonas pusilla (Butcher) Manton & Parke, 1960

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Micromonas pusilla

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Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Micromonas pusilla
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
(SEM)
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A
Morphology
Small pear-shaped cell with one pyrenoid. Flagellum with terminal microtubles. Characteristic swiming-pattern
Other remarks

Distribution: Worldwide
Life form
Solitary
Size
Length 1-3 µm
Culture collections
SCCAP
The Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa at the University of Copenhagen
More info at http://www.sccap.dk.
Strains: K-0023, K-0024
Literature
Manton, I. & Parke, M. 1960. Further observations on small green flagellates with special reference to possible relatives of Chromulina pusilla Butcher. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 39: 275-298
Throndsen, J. 1993. The planktonic marine flagellates. In: (Tomas eds.) Marine Phytoplankton: a guide to naked flagellates and coccolithophorids. Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 7-145.

Biovolumes

Species Micromonas pusilla
Author (Butcher) Manton & Parke 1960
Division CHLOROPHYTA
Class Prasinophyceae (Micromonadophyceae)
Order MAMIELLALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 1-3
Length(l1), µm 2.0
Diameter(d1), µm 1.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 1.0
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 0.2

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

  • 2012-05-14 21:11:24 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Micromonas pusilla_2.jpg
  • 2012-05-14 21:10:41 Bengt Karlson - Added media: Micromonas pusilla_2.jpg