Stephanodiscus Ehrenb.

Description

Biovolumes

Species Stephanodiscus
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Diatomophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order EUPODISCALES (BIDDULPHIALES, CENTRALES)
Trophy AU
Geometric shape cylinder
Formula p/4*d^2*h
Size class 1 2 3 4
Unit cell cell cell cell
Size range <8 8-13 13-18 18-23
Height(h), µm 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0
Diameter(d1), µm 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 59 471 1 590 3 768
Comment 6; HD fac.=0.6 6; HD fac.=0.6 6; HD fac.=0.6 6; HD fac.=0.6
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 8 42 114 229

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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