K					Dry wt	ash-free dry	Chl a
	shape	(ln units day-1)	GLAD (ug)	V(um3)	SA (ug2)	SA/V(ug-1)	(pg cell-1)	wt (pg cell-1)	(pg cell-1)
Cyanobacteria									
Oscillatoria agardhii	cylinder	0.82 &0.31	1000	46600	24300	0.521	28000(15800-91200)		243(127-813)
Microcystis aeruginosa	sphere	0.48 & 1.11	200	73(52-105)	126(5-1020)*103	0.030(0.011-0.147)	32(23-44)		0.36(0.26-0.43)
Criptophyta									
Cryptomonas ovata	ellipsoid	0.81	21	2710(1950-3750)	1030(820-1300)	0.381(0.35-0.42)	2090(1920-2250)		33(25-40)
Pyrrhophyta									
Ceratium hirundinella	(a)	0.21 & 0.26	201	43740(19080-62670)	9600(7350-12360)	0.219(0.197-0.253)	18790(12900-24000)		237(175-260)
Bacillariophyceae									
Asterionella formosa	(b)	0.62 & 1.74	130	290-1000	836(766-906)	0.163(0.13-0.173)	326(315-349)		1.80(1.38-2.10)
Melosira granulata	cylinder			847	491.5	(0.453-0.580)	519(300-764)		(4-5)
Stephanodiscus astraea	cylinder		26	5930(2220-12010)	1980(980-3330)	0.334(0.277-0.441)	2770		41
Stephanodiscus hantzschii	cylinder	1.18	11	600	404	0.673	58(47-69)		0.9(0.8-1.8)
Chlorophyta									
Eudorina unicocca	sphere	0.62	130	120-1200	53.1(7.8-385)	0.046(0.017-0.120)			9.5(8.3-10.6)
Ankistrodesmus falcatus	cylinder		35	30	110	3.67	5.2-5.7	4.7-5.0	
Ankyra judayi	bicon		16	24(3-67)	60(12-128)	2.5			0.45
Scenedesmus quadricauda		2.84	80	140-1000	908	0.908	99-104	91-95	
Closterium aciculare	cylinder		360	4520	4550	1.01			89

									
	"(a)=two frustra on elliptical bases,two cylindrical horns and two conical horns"								
	(b)=coenobium visualized as 8 cuboids								
	bicon=two cones fused at their bases