Oocystis submarina Lagerh.

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Subordinate taxa

Illustration Taxon name
Oocystis submarina var. variabilis

Biovolumes

Species Oocystis submarina
Author Lagerheim 1886
Division CHLOROPHYTA
Class Chlorophyceae
Order CHLOROCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1 2 3
Unit cell cell cell
Size range 4-5x6-8 5-6x8-10 6-8x10-12
Length(l1), µm 7.0 9.0 11.0
Diameter(d1), µm 4.5 5.5 7.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 74 142 282
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 12 23 43

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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