Pseudopedinella pyriformis N. Carter, 1937

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Pseudopedinella cf. pyriformis

Photographer/artist Ann-Turi Skjevik

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Title
Pseudopedinella cf. pyriformis
Photographer/artist
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Copyright holder
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Institute
SMHI
Contributor
Ann-Turi Skjevik
Sampling date
2009-02-17
Geographic area
Kattegat - off shore
Location
Anholt E
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Contrast enhancement
DIC/Nomarski
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

IDs in other systems
Other remarks
See taxonomic discussion in Zimmermann et al.(1984)
Life form
Solitary
Size
length 5-8 µm, width 3-9 µm
Literature
Carter, N. 1937. New or interesting algae from brackish water. Arch. Protistenk. 90: 1-68.
Zimmermann, B., Moestrup, Ø. & Hällfors, G. 1984. Chrysophyte or heliozoon: Ultrastructural studies on a cultured species of Pseudopedinella (Pedinellales ord. nov.) with comments on species taxonomy. Protistologica. 20: 591-612.

Biovolumes

Species Pseudopedinella pyriformis
Author N. Carter 1937
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Chrysophyceae
Order PEDINELLALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape sphere
Formula p/6*d^3
Size class 1 2
Unit cell cell
Size range 6 8
Diameter(d1), µm 6.0 8.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 113 268
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 18 41

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

  • 2014-08-01 11:06:46 Birger Skjelbred - Updated media metadata for Pseudopedinella pyriformis_3.jpg
  • 2014-08-01 11:04:40 Birger Skjelbred - Added media: Pseudopedinella pyriformis_3.jpg
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  • 2014-08-01 11:03:28 Birger Skjelbred - Updated media metadata for Pseudopedinella pyriformis_3.jpg
  • 2014-08-01 11:01:27 Birger Skjelbred - Added media: Pseudopedinella pyriformis_3.jpg
  • 2012-10-05 13:52:24 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Pseudopedinella pyriformis_2.jpg
  • 2012-10-05 13:51:39 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Pseudopedinella pyriformis_2.jpg
  • 2011-09-28 20:20:36 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Pseudopedinella pyriformis_1.gif
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