Prorocentrum Ehrenb.

Description

Biovolumes

Species Prorocentrum
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order PROROCENTRALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape cone-10%
Formula p/12*d^2*h*0.9
Size class 1 2 3 4 5
Unit cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 18-20x10-12 18-20x16-17 22-25x19-21 50x30 60x40
Length(l1), µm 50.0 60.0
Height(h), µm 19.0 19.0 22.5
Diameter(d1), µm 11.0 16.5 20.0 30.0 40.0
Diameter(d2), µm 16.5 22.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 541 1 218 2 120 12 953 27 632
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 80 171 287 1 570 3 198

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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