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

Group	Equation
Diatoms²⁴	B=0.288×V^0.811
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

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