Pyramimonas virginica Pennick, 1977

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Pyramimonas virginica
Author Pennick 1977
Division CHLOROPHYTA
Class Prasinophyceae (Micromonadophyceae)
Order CHLORODENDRALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape trapezoid
Formula 1/2*h*w*(l1+l2)
Size class 1 2
Unit cell cell
Size range 4x2 4x3
Length(l1), µm 2.0 3.0
Length(l2), µm 2 3
Width(w), µm 2 3
Height(h), µm 4.0 4.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 16 36
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 3 6

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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