Ochromonas Vysotskij

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Ochromonas

Photographer/artist Birger Skjelbred

Additional image information

Title
Ochromonas
Photographer/artist
Birger Skjelbred
Copyright holder
Birger Skjelbred
Copyright stamp
Birger Skjelbred
Institute
NIVA
Contributing organisation
NIVA
Contributor
Birger Skjelbred
Sampling date
24.07.2013
Geographic area
Lake - Norway
Location
Bjorvatn
Latitude, degree
58.78096
Longitude, degree
8.94627
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Freshwater

Description

Subordinate taxa

Biovolumes

Species Ochromonas
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Chrysophyceae
Order OCHROMONADALES
Trophy MX
Geometric shape cone+ half sphere
Formula p/12*d^2*(h+d/2)
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 6-8 x 3-5
Height(h), µm 7.0
Diameter(d1), µm 4.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 38
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 7

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

  • 2014-11-07 13:17:05 Birger Skjelbred - Updated media metadata for Ochromonas_1.jpg
  • 2014-11-07 13:14:41 Birger Skjelbred - Added media: Ochromonas_1.jpg