Plagioselmis Butcher ex G.Novarino, I.A.N.Lucas & S.Morrall

Description

Subordinate taxa

Biovolumes

Species Plagioselmis
Division CRYPTOPHYTA
Class Cryptophyceae
Order CRYPTOMONADALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape cone + half sphere
Formula p/12*d^2*(h+d/2)
Size class 1 2 3
Unit cell cell cell
Size range 5-7x3-4 7-9x4-5 7-9x5-7
Height(h), µm 6.0 8.0 8.0
Diameter(d1), µm 3.5 4.5 6.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 25 54 104
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 4 9 17

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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