Radiocystis geminata Skuja

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Radiocystis geminata Skuja

Radiocystis geminata Skuja

Photographer/artist Irina Olenina

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Title
Radiocystis geminata Skuja
Photographer/artist
Irina Olenina
Institute
Environmental Protection Agency
Contributing organisation
HELCOM-PEG
Contributor
Irina Olenina
Caption
Radiocystis geminata Skuja
Sampling date
21-08-2007
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Light microscopy
Preservation
Lugols iodine
Image galleries
HELCOM-PEG

Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Radiocystis geminata
Author Skuja 1948
Division CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA)
Class Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae)
Order CHROOCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1 2 3 4
Unit cell colony colony colony
Size range 3x4 3x4 3x4 3x4
Length(l1), µm 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Diameter(d1), µm 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 10 20 50
Calculated volume, µm3 19 188 377 942
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 3 34 68 170
Comment on Carbon calculation based on individual cell based on individual cell based on individual cell based on individual cell

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

  • 2011-10-21 09:53:02 Irina Olenina - Updated media metadata for Radiocystis geminata_1.jpg
  • 2011-10-21 09:51:02 Irina Olenina - Added media: Radiocystis geminata_1.jpg