Protoperidinium pellucidum Bergh, 1881

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Protoperidinium pellucidum

Photographer/artist Lars Edler

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Title
Protoperidinium pellucidum
Photographer/artist
Lars Edler
Copyright holder
Lars Edler
Institute
WEAQ AB
Contributor
Ann-Turi Skjevik
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Not described
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
H

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Biovolumes

Species Protoperidinium pellucidum
Author Bergh 1881
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order PERIDINIALES
Trophy HT
Geometric shape (cone + half sphere)-25%
Formula p/12*d^2*(h+d/2)*0,75
Size class 1 2 3 4 5 6
Unit cell cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 35-37 38-40 41-43 44-46 47-49 50-52
Height(h), µm 42.0 60.0 52.0 47.0 55.0 52.0
Diameter(d1), µm 36.0 40.0 42.0 45.0 48.0 52.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 15 260 25 120 25 272 27 620 35 721 41 391
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 1 832 2 925 2 941 3 197 4 070 4 674

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

  • 2015-04-09 06:02:51 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Protoperidinium pellucidum_4.jpg
  • 2015-04-09 06:02:21 Susanne Busch - Added media: Protoperidinium pellucidum_4.jpg
  • 2015-04-09 06:01:34 Susanne Busch - Updated media metadata for Protoperidinium pellucidum_3.jpg
  • 2015-04-09 06:00:38 Susanne Busch - Added media: Protoperidinium pellucidum_3.jpg
  • 2014-07-14 09:23:13 Regina Hansen - Updated media metadata for Protoperidinium pellucidum_2.png
  • 2014-07-14 09:22:12 Regina Hansen - Added media: Protoperidinium pellucidum_2.png
  • 2012-09-24 14:38:34 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Protoperidinium pellucidum_1.jpg
  • 2012-09-24 14:38:25 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Protoperidinium pellucidum_1.jpg