Synechococcus Nägeli

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Synechococcus sp.

Epifluorescence with blue filter combination

Photographer/artist Mats Kuylenstierna

Additional image information

Title
Synechococcus sp.
Photographer/artist
Mats Kuylenstierna
Copyright holder
Maria Kuylenstierna
Copyright stamp
Maria Kuylenstierna
Institute
Dept. of Marine botany, University of Gothenburg
Contributing organisation
University of Gothenburg
Contributor
Bengt Karlson
Caption
Epifluorescence with blue filter combination
Geographic area
Skagerrak - Swedish coast
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Technique
Fluorescence microscopy
Preservation
Glutardialdehyde
Stain
No stain
Image galleries
Kuylenstierna, Skagerrak-Kattegat

Description

Subordinate taxa

Biovolumes

Species Synechococcus
Division CYANOPHYTA (CYANOBACTERIA)
Class Nostocophyceae (Cyanophyceae)
Order CHROOCOCCALES
Trophy AU
Geometric shape sphere
Formula p/6*d^3
Size class 1 2 3 4
Unit cell colony cell colony
Size range 2 2 3 3
Diameter(d1), µm 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 10 1 10
Calculated volume, µm3 4 42 14 141
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 0.8 8 3 26
Comment on Carbon calculation based on individual cell based on individual cell 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),
PEG_BVOL.zip

Change History

  • 2012-08-29 14:48:50 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Updated media metadata for Synechococcus_2.JPG
  • 2012-08-29 14:48:23 Ann-Turi Skjevik - Added media: Synechococcus_2.JPG
  • 2011-09-26 18:40:19 Bengt Karlson - Updated media metadata for Synechococcus_1.gif
  • 2011-09-26 18:39:21 Bengt Karlson - Added media: Synechococcus_1.gif