Spirulina Turpin ex Gomont

Description

Biovolumes

Species Spirulina
Division CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA)
Class Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae)
Order OSCILLATORIALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape cylinder
Formula p/4*d^2*h
Size class 1 2
Unit filament filament
Size range 1.5x100 2x100
Height(h), µm 100.0 100.0
Diameter(d1), µm 1.5 2.0
No. of cells/counting unit 50 33
Calculated volume, µm3 177 314
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 35 59
Comment on Carbon calculation 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),
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