Synedra Ehrenberg

Description

Biovolumes

Species Synedra
Division CHRYSOPHYTA (HETEROKONTOPHYTA)
Class Diatomophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order BACILLARIALES (PENNALES)
Trophy AU
Geometric shape parallelepiped
Formula l*w*h
Size class 1 2
Unit cell cell
Size range 1-2x55-65 1.5-2.5x65-75
Length(l1), µm 60.0 70.0
Width(w), µm 1.5 2
Height(h), µm 1.5 2.0
No. of cells/counting unit 1 1
Calculated volume, µm3 135 280
Calculated Carbon pg/counting unit 15 28

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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