Pterosperma C.H.G.Pouchet

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Pterosperma sp

Photographer/artist Johanne Arff

Additional image information

Title
Pterosperma sp
Photographer/artist
Johanne Arff
Copyright holder
Johanne Arff
Copyright stamp
Arff
Contributor
Johanne Arff
Sampling date
20061218
Geographic area
Norwegian Sea - coast
Location
Trondheimsfjorden
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Formaldehyde
Contrast enhancement
Phase contrast
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
NOMP, Norwegian Sea

Description

Biovolumes

Species Pterosperma
Division CHLOROPHYTA
Class Prasinophyceae (Micromonadophyceae)
Order CHLORODENDRALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape sphere
Formula p/6*d^3
Size class 1 2 3 4 5
Unit cell cell cell cell cell
Size range 15 5 10 50 75
Diameter(d1), µm 15.0 5.0 10.0 50.0 75.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 1 766 65 523 65 417 220 781
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 242 11 77 7 184 22 513

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

  • 2019-04-21 15:37:15 Johanne Arff - Updated media metadata for Pterosperma_1.jpg
  • 2019-04-21 15:32:53 Johanne Arff - Added media: Pterosperma_1.jpg