| dry to wet weight biomass conversion constant for tetrahymena elliotti (ciliophora, protozoa). | the wet and dry weights of both axenic and monoxenic cultures of the ciliate tetrahymena were determined directly. these estimates are dependent upon the method of volume determination. assuming a prolate spheroidal shape for the ciliate, we calculate a mean wet weight of 0.4157±0.0713 pg μm-3 and a mean dry weight of 0.2793±0.0652 pg μm-3. using electronic cell sizing, our estimates are 0.7869±0.1659 pg μm-3 and 0.5239±0.1101 pg μm-3, respectively. independent of the method of volume determinat ... | 1982 | 28311225 |