Table 2 Information for converting biovolume V (μm3) to carbon biomass B (pgC.cell−1).

From: A database of marine phytoplankton abundance, biomass and species composition in Australian waters

Group

Equation

Diatoms24

B=0.288×V0.811

Dinoflagellates24

B=0.76×V 0.819

Tintinnids25

B=444.5+0.053×V

Ciliates24

B=0.22×V 0.939

Other protists24 (excluding diatoms)

B=0.216×V 0.939

Silicoflagellates

as for diatoms

Phaeocystis antarctica26

Use B=9 pg C cell−1