Prymnesium Massart

Description

Biovolumes

Species Prymnesium
Division HAPTOPHYTA
Class Prymnesiophyceae (Haptophyceae)
Order PRYMNESIALES
Trophy MX
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1 2
Unit cell cell
Size range 10-12 13
Length(l1), µm 11.0 13.0
Diameter(d1), µm 8.0 9.0
Diameter(d2), µm 8.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 368 490
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 55 73

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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