Oxytoxum gracile J.Schiller

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Oxytoxum gracile

A = Two living cells with one chloroplast (BF); B = Hypotheka, dry preparation (arrowheads=ornamentation?) (DIC)

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Oxytoxum gracile
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
A = Two living cells with one chloroplast (BF); B = Hypotheka, dry preparation (arrowheads=ornamentation?) (DIC)
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Other remarks
Incomplete description
Life form
Solitary
Size
length c. 24 µm
Literature
Dodge, J. D. & Saunders, R. D. 1985. A partial revesion of the genus Oxytoxum (Dinophyceae) with aid of scanning electron microscopy. Botanica Marina. 28: 99-122.
Schiller, J. 1937. Dinoflagellatae (Peridineae) in monographischer Behandlung. Teil 2. In “ Dr. L. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.”akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, Leipzig. 589 pp.

Biovolumes

Species Oxytoxum gracile
Author Schiller 1937
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order GONYAULACALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape 2 cones
Formula p/12*d^2*h
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 10-14x25-35
Height(h), µm 30.0
Diameter(d1), µm 12.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 1 130
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 159

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

  • 2021-08-25 08:50:53 Maria Karlberg - Updated media metadata for Oxytoxum gracile_3.png
  • 2021-08-25 08:50:09 Maria Karlberg - Added media: Oxytoxum gracile_3.png
  • 2021-08-25 08:49:49 Maria Karlberg - Updated media metadata for Oxytoxum gracile_2.png
  • 2021-08-25 08:47:44 Maria Karlberg - Added media: Oxytoxum gracile_2.png