Scenedesmus Meyen

Description

Biovolumes

Species Scenedesmus
Division CHLOROPHYTA
Class Chlorophyceae
Order CHLOROCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape rotational ellipsoid
Formula p/6*d^2*l
Size class 1 2 3 4
Unit colony colony colony colony
Size range 2-3x5-6 3-4x6-8 4-5x8-12 6-7x16-20
Length(l1), µm 5.5 7.0 18.0
Height(h), µm 10.0
Diameter(d1), µm 2.5 3.5 4.5 6.5
No. of cells/counting unit 4 4 4 4
Calculated volume, µm3 72 180 212 1 592
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 13.0 30.7 35.9 238.7

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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