Surirella minuta Bréb.

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Surirella minuta

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

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Title
Surirella minuta
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
University of Gothenburg, Marine botany
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
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Description

IDs in other systems
Tropic type
A

Biovolumes

Species Surirella minuta
Author Brébisson in Kützing 1849
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
Unit cell cell
Size range 10-13x15-20 13-15x20-30
Height(h), µm 11.2 14.0
Diameter(d1), µm 16.8 26.6
Diameter(d2), µm 11.2 14.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 1 654 4 093
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 117 245

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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