Oocystis lacustris Chodat

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Oocystis lacustris
Author R. Chodat 1897
Division CHLOROPHYTA
Class Chlorophyceae
Order CHLOROCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1 2 3 4 5 6
Unit cell cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 6-8x10-12 8-10x12-15 8-10x20-30 10-12x15-20 12-14x25-35 20-22x25-30
Length(l1), µm 11.0 13.5 25.0 17.5 32.5 27.5
Diameter(d1), µm 7.0 9.0 9.6 11.0 13.0 21.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 282 572 1 206 1 108 2 874 6 347
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 43 84 169 156 382 804

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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