Protoperidinium pyriforme (Paulsen) Balech, 1974

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
H

Biovolumes

Species Protoperidinium pyriforme
Author (Paulsen) Balech 1974
Division DINOPHYTA (PYRROPHYTA)
Class Dinophyceae
Order PERIDINIALES
Trophy HT
Geometric shape cone + half sphere
Formula p/12*d^2*(h+d/2)
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 50x40
Height(h), µm 50.0
Diameter(d1), µm 40.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 29 307
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 3 380

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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