Planktolyngbya contorta (Lemmerm.) Anagn. & Komárek

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Planktolyngbya contorta

Photographer/artist Birger Skjelbred

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Title
Planktolyngbya contorta
Photographer/artist
Birger Skjelbred
Copyright holder
Birger Skjelbred
Copyright stamp
Birger Skjelbred
Institute
NIVA
Contributing organisation
NIVA
Contributor
Birger Skjelbred
Sampling date
20.08.2013
Geographic area
Lake - Norway
Location
Revovannet
Latitude, degree
59.4635
Longitude, degree
10.1680
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

IDs in other systems

Biovolumes

Species Planktolyngbya contorta
Author (Lemmermann) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988
Division CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA)
Class Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae)
Order OSCILLATORIALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape cylinder
Formula p/4*d^2*h
Size class 1
Unit filament
Size range 1.5x100
Height(h), µm 100.0
Diameter(d1), µm 1.5
No. of cells/counting unit 25
Calculated volume, µm3 177
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 34
Comment on Carbon calculation based on individual cell

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

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  • 2018-03-15 23:38:38 Janina Kownacka - Updated media metadata for Planktolyngbya contorta_2.jpg
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  • 2015-07-20 20:17:02 Birger Skjelbred - Updated media metadata for Planktolyngbya contorta_1.jpg
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