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Exercise 10
Shape
Diagram
Sphere
8
Ellipsoid
01
~B-I
Rod
Two cones
~I
J-B-l
One cone
gI
J-B-I
Rectangular box
Formula
nN/6
nAB2/12
nAB 2 /12
ABC
Representative
species
Sphaerocystis
schroeteri
Scenedesmus bijuga
Cryptomonas
Euglena
Melosira granulata
Cyclotella
Asterionella
Ankistrodesmus
falcatus
(Horn of Ceratium)
Figure 10.10. Representative formulae to estimate biovolume from dimensions of cells
[Modified from Kellar et al. (1980).J