Protoceratium reticulatum (Claparède & Lachmann) Bütschli, 1885

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Protoceratium reticulatum

Photographer/artist Ann-Turi Skjevik

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Title
Protoceratium reticulatum
Photographer/artist
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright holder
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Institute
SMHI
Contributor
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Sampling date
2010-05
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
No preservation
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Synonym names

  • Gonyaulax grindleyi

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A
Morphology
Shape and reticulation, pore
Other remarks
Toxic (?), see Steidinger & Tangen (1996) for a taxonomical discussion.
Distribution: Widely
Harmfulness, IOC
This species is included in the IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae.
Life form
Solitary
Size
Length 28-43 µm, width 25-35 µm
Resting spore
+
Literature
Dodge, J. D. 1989. Some revisions of the family Gonyaulacaceae (Dinophyceae) Based on a scanning electron microscope study. Botanica Marina. 32: 275-298.
Hansen, G. & Larsen, J. 1992. Dinoflagellater i danske farvande. In: Thomsen, H. A. (ed.) Plankton i de indre danske farvande. Havforskning fra Miljøstyrelsen, Copenhagen, p. 45-155.
Hansen, G., Moestrup, Ø. & Roberts, K. R. 1996/97. Light and electron microscopical observations on Protoceratium reticulatum (Dinophyceae). Arch. Prostistenkd.147: 381-391.
Reinecke, P. 1967. Gonyaulax grindleyi sp. nov.: A dinoflagellate causing a red tide at Elands Bay, Cape Province, in December 1966. J. S. Afr. Bot. 33: 157-160:
Steidinger, K. A. & Tangen, K. 1996. Dinoflagellates. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 387-584.

Biovolumes

Species Protoceratium reticulatum
Author (Claparède & Lachmann) Bütschli 1885
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order GONYAULACALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape sphere-10%
Formula p/6*d^3*0.9
Size class 1 2 3 4
Unit cell cell cell cell
Size range 23 30 34-35 35-45
Diameter(d1), µm 23.0 30.0 34.5 40.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 5 731 12 717 19 341 30 144
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 730 1 543 2 288 3 471

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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