Surirella Turpin

Description

Biovolumes

Species Surirella
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Diatomophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order BACILLARIALES (PENNALES)
Trophy AU
Geometric shape oval cylinder
Formula p/4*d1*d2*h
Size class 1 2 3 4
Unit cell cell cell cell
Size range 10x15 20x50 40x50 100x150
Height(h), µm 10.0 20.0 30.0 80.0
Diameter(d1), µm 15.0 50.0 50.0 150.0
Diameter(d2), µm 10.0 20.0 40.0 100.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 1 178 15 700 47 100 942 000
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 89 728 1 775 20 153

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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