Staurastrum Meyen ex Ralfs

Description

Biovolumes

Species Staurastrum
Division CHLOROPHYTA
Class Charophyceae
Order ZYGNEMATALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape two truncated cones
Formula p/6*h*(d1^2+d1d2+d2^2)
Size class 1
Unit cell
Size range 20
Height(h), µm 10.0
Diameter(d1), µm 14.0
Diameter(d2), µm 11.2
No. of cells/counting unit 1
Calculated volume, µm3 2 503
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 335

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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