Phytoplankton Traits Thesaurus
LifeWatch Italy
Ilaria Rosati, Elena Stanca, Leonilde Roselli
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2015-03-06
2017-03-17 12:32:42
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2 Cones
A cell shape that approximates 2 cones.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=6
2015-03-07 07:00:23
2 Half Ellipsoids
A cell shape that approximates 2 half ellipsoids.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=6
2015-03-07 07:00:23
2 Half Ellipsoids + Prism on elliptic base
A cell shape that approximates 2 half ellipsoids + prism on elliptic base.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=6
2015-03-07 07:00:23
3 Parallelepipeds
A cell shape that approximates 3 parallelepipeds.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=6
2015-03-07 07:00:23
4 Parallelepipeds
A cell shape that approximates 4 parallelepipeds.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=6
2015-03-07 07:00:23
a1
Apothem of smaller side.
µm
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a2
Apothem of larger side.
µm
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Apothem
A line segment from the center of a regular polygon to the midpoint of a side.
µm
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Behavioural Trait
Any behavioural characteristic evolved by species allowing them to exploit the given combination of resources represented in their niche.
Legendre et al., 1997
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2016-12-12 11:18:08
Biovolume
Total volume of a single cell or colony. It is calculated according to the geometric equations, after association of geometric shape to the real shape of the organism and measurements of linear dimensions (e.g., length, width, height) for each single cell or colony.
Hillebrand et al., 1999 doi:10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3520403.x
μm3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
2015-03-12 15:18:06
Carbon Content
Cellular carbon content of phytoplankton organisms determined directly as particulate organic carbon or obtained indirectly by converting cell biovolume into carbon using empirically or theoretically derived equations.
Menden-Deuer and Lessard, 2000
pgC/ml
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2015-03-12 16:25:17
Cell Body-mass
ash free dry weight, computed from carbon content using appropriate conversion factors (a factor of 2 was used to calculate the ash-free organic matter). The ash-free organic matter was then converted to phytoplankton dry weight by using the factor 2 for diatoms and coccolithophores, 1.25 for dinoflagellates, and 1.2 for naked dinoflagellates and flagellates.
Strickland, 1960 http://www.google.it/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dfo-mpo.gc.ca%2FLibrary%2F10157.pdf&ei=4LABVd_RAYSqUYP7gZgB&usg=AFQjCNEdQQ_xm4tSFA2ReswK_TEayun6YA&sig2=15Lsesxxi2YJ7hBMIga1RQ&bvm=bv.87920726,d.d24
pg/ml
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2015-03-12 16:26:57
Cell Carbon Content
Cellular carbon content of phytoplankton organisms determined directly as particulate organic carbon or obtained indirectly by converting cell biovolume into carbon using empirically or theoretically derived equations.
Menden-Deuer and Lessard, 2000 doi: 10.4319/lo.2000.45.3.0569
pgC*cell-1
2015-03-07 07:00:23
2015-11-12 15:48:56
Chla Content
The amount of chlorophyll in a collected water sample used as a measure of the concentration of suspended phytoplankton. There are various techniques to measure chlorophyll, including spectrophotometry, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and fluorometry. Is a photosynthetic pigment found in algae and is a sensitive indicator of algal biomass.
μg/ml
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2015-03-12 16:32:12
Coloniality
The formation of entities of different shapes made by individual cells that do not separate completely after cell division.
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Complex Shape
Geometric model composed of a more than 1 geometric shape, requiring up to 3 linear measurements per geometric shape.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/en-us/products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Tipo=2
2015-03-07 07:00:23
2017-10-19 10:50:23
Cone
A cell shape that approximates a cone.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
2015-03-12 14:19:03
Cone + Half Sphere
A cell shape that approximates a cone + half sphere.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=9
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Cube
A cell shape that approximates a cube.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/en-us/products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Tipo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Cylinder
A cell shape that approximates a cylinder.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=2
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Cylinder + 2 Cones
A cell shape that approximates a cylinder + 2 cones.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=7
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Cylinder + 2 Half Spheres
A cell shape that approximates a cylinder + 2 half spheres.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=7
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Cylinder + 3 Cones
A cell shape that approximates a cylinder + 3 cones.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=8
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Cylinder + 4 Cones
A cell shape that approximates a cylinder + 4 cones.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=7
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Cylinder + Cone
A cell shape that approximates a cylinder + cone.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=7
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Cylinder with asymmetric bulging sides
A cell shape that approximates a cylinder with asymmetric bulging sides.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=7
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Cymbelloid
A cell shape that approximates a cymbelloid.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Demographic Trait
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Density
A physical quality which inheres in a bearer by virtue of some influence is exerted by the bearer's mass per unit size.
cell/L
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2015-03-12 16:05:12
Dimensionless Shape Index
Measure of the distortion from the spherical form, obtained by multiplying the ratio between surface and volume (sv–1) for the greatest axial linear dimension (GALD), of the same organism or colony.
Reynolds, 2006; Naselli-Flores et al., 2011 http://www.cryptogamie.com/pagint_en/recherche/affich_art.php?cid=509
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Ellipsoid
A shape for a biological structure that approximates an ellipsoid.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Ellipsoid + 2 Cones
A cell shape that approximates an ellipsoid + 2 cones.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=8
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Ellipsoid + 2 Cones + Cylinder
A cell shape that approximates an ellipsoid + 2 cones + cylinder.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=8
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Ellipsoid + 3 Cones + Cylinder
A cell shape that approximates an ellipsoid + 3 cones + cylinder.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=8
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Ellipsoid + 3 Cylinders
A cell shape that approximates an ellipsoid + 3 cylinders.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=8
2018-01-19 13:55:02
Ellipsoid + Cone
A cell shape that approximates an ellipsoid + cone.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=9
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Equivalent Spherical Diameter
It is the diameter of a sphere of equivalent volume.
µm
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2015-03-12 15:34:39
ESD
2017-02-08 17:49:38
Functional Trait
Any behavioral, morphological, phenological, or physiological trait, which impacts phytoplankton fitness.
2015-03-07 07:00:23
GALD
Greatest axial linear dimension.
µm
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Gomphonemoid
A cell shape that approximates a gomphonemoid.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Half Cone
A cell shape that approximates a half cone.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=5
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Half Cylinder
A cell shape that approximates a half cylinder.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=5
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Half Ellipsoid
A cell shape that approximates a half ellipsoid.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=5
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Half Ellipsoid + 3 Cones
A cell shape that approximates a half ellipsoid + 3 cones.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=8
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Half Ellipsoid + Cone on elliptic base
A cell shape that approximates a half ellipsoid + cone on elliptic base.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=9
2015-03-07 07:00:23
2015-03-12 12:25:41
Half Prism on elliptic base
A cell shape that approximates a half prism on elliptic base.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=5
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Half Sphere
A cell shape that approximates a half sphere.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=5
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Internal and External Structures
2017-10-26 09:46:18
Length
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122), indicated by alphabetical code “a; l”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one length identified through different alphanumerical codes "a1; a2; a3; l1; l2; l3; l4".
µm
2015-03-12 10:46:40
2015-07-31 16:18:12
Linear Dimension
Each of the three dimensions that characterize a geometrical solid shape, both simple and complex.
µm
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2015-03-12 10:51:40
Morphological Trait
Any measurable phenotypic characteristic (form and structure) of a cell or a colony, which is relatively simple to measure, easily observable and with a potentially well-defined relation to physiology and ecology.
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Parallelepiped
A cell shape that approximates a parallelepiped.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=2
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Parallelepiped + 2 Cylinders
A cell shape that approximates a parallelepiped + 2 cylinders.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=7
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Parallelepiped + 6 Half Cylinders
A cell shape that approximates a parallelepiped + 6 half cylinders.
http://phytobioimaging.unisalento.it/en-us/products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=7
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Phenological Trait
A growth and development trait (TO:0000357) associated with the timing of the occurrence of the relevant biological processes (GO:0008150) (such as bloom, sexual reproduction,resting stage germination).
2015-03-07 07:00:24
Physiological Trait
Any trait involving biochemical processes consistent with the normal functioning of an organism.
2015-03-07 07:00:24
Phytoplankton Trait
Any measurable or observable characteristic related to phytoplankton species from the cell (GO:0005623) to the colony level.
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Prism on elliptic base
A cell shape that approximates a prism on elliptic base.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=2
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Prism on elliptic base + 2 Cylinders
A cell shape that approximates a prism on elliptic base + 2 cylinders.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=7
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Prism on elliptic base + 2 Parallelepipeds
A cell shape that approximates a prism on elliptic base + 2 parallelepipeds.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=7
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Prism on elliptic base + 4 Cones
A cell shape that approximates a prism on elliptic base + 4 cones.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=7
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Prism on elliptic base + Parallelepiped
A cell shape that approximates a prism on elliptic base + parallelepiped.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=7
2015-03-07 07:00:23
2018-01-19 14:53:39
Prism on parallelogram base
A cell shape that approximates a prism on parallelogram base.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=2
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Prism on triangle base 1
A cell shape that approximates a prism on triangle base 1.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Prism on triangle base 2
A cell shape that approximates a Prism on triangle-base 2
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Prolate Spheroid
A cell shape that approximates a prolate spheroid.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=1
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Prolate Spheroid + 2 Cylinders
A cell shape that approximates a prolate spheroid + 2 cylinders.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/en-us/products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=8
2017-10-19 10:24:01
2017-10-19 10:42:24
Pyramid (rectangular base)
A cell shape that approximates a pyramid on rectangular base.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Shape
The approximate 3 dimensional shape of a cell, described as one or more geometric solids.
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Shape Code
Cod.
Numerical identifier associated to shape.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/en-us/products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Tipo=3
2015-11-12 15:32:07
Sickle-shaped Prism
A cell shape that approximates a sickle-shaped prism.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Simple Shape
A geometric model composed of a single geometric shape, requiring 3 linear measurements per cell.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/en-us/products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Tipo=1
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Size
Morphological characteristic, easy to measure, conspicuous, ecologically important, related to the overall physical magnitude of an organism, comparable across taxa and extremely variable through time and space.
Schmidt et al. 2006 doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2006.05.004
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Sphere
A cell shape that approximates a sphere.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=1
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Sphere + 4 Truncated Cones
A cell shape that approximates a sphere + 4 truncated cones.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=6
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Surface Area
Total surface area of a single cell or colony. It is determined by obtaining critical cell measurements or cell dimensions (e.g, length, width) for each single cell or colony, after association of geometric shape to the real shape of the organism.
Hillebrand et al., 1999 doi: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3520403.x
µm2
2015-03-07 07:00:23
2015-03-12 15:36:22
Surface-Volume Ratio
Ratio between surface and volume (sv–1) of the organism or colony. It is determined by size and shape of cells.
Margalef,1997; Naselli-Flores et al., 2011 http://www.cryptogamie.com/pagint_en/recherche/affich_art.php?cid=509
2015-03-07 07:00:23
2015-03-12 15:41:21
Thickness
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width (PATO:0000915), indicated by alphabetical code “c; h”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one thickness identified through different alphanumerical codes "c1; c2; c3; h1; h2; h3; h4.
µm
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Total Biomass
Total mass of living organic matter, expressed as biovolume (μm3/ml) is determined by multiplying the number of cells of a given species by its average cell volume. Total biomass is also expressed as carbon content (pgC/ml) or cell body-mass (pg/ml).
Kruk et al., 2010 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02298.x
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Total Biovolume
2017-09-18 12:28:56
Trait
Any measurable or observable characteristic of an organism.
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Truncated Cone
A cell shape that approximates a truncated cone.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Truncated Cone + Truncated Cone
A cell shape that approximates two truncated cones (http://eol.org/schema/terms/twoTruncatedCones).
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=6
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Truncated Pyramid
A cell shape that approximates a truncated pyramid.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Truncated Pyramid on square base
A cell shape that approximates a truncated pyramid on square base.
http://phytoplankton.lifewatch.unisalento.it/Products/AtlasOfShapes.aspx?ID_Gruppo=3
2015-03-07 07:00:23
Width
A 1-D extent quality which is equal to the distance from one side of an object to another side which is opposite (PATO:0000921), indicated by alphabetical code “b; d ”. In particular, in complex shapes, there are more than one width identified through different alphanumerical codes "b1; b2; b3; b4; d1; d11; d2; d22; d3; d33; d4; d44.
µm
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