Nodularia Mert. ex Bornet et Flahault

Description

Biovolumes

Species Nodularia
Division CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA)
Class Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae)
Order NOSTOCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape cylinder
Formula p/4*d^2*h
Size class 1 2 3 4
Unit filament filament filament filament
Size range 4-6x100 6-8x100 8-10x100 10-12x100
Height(h), µm 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Diameter(d1), µm 5.0 7.0 9.0 11.0
No. of cells/counting unit 33 33 33 25
Calculated volume, µm3 1 963 3 847 6 359 9 499
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 331 622 997 1 428
Comment on Carbon calculation based on individual cell based on individual cell 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),
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