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Trichodesmium erythraeum

Sea sawdust

Accession: OMN-MAR-0003

Family
Microcoleaceae
Category
Marine microorganisms
Geographic origin
Mirbat, Dhofar
Sampling depth
1.7 m
Collection date
2016-10-24
Holding institution
Marine Science Centre (Demo)

Overview

Scientific identity

All values on this page are synthetic demonstration data, generated for this prototype.

Taxonomy

BacteriaCyanobacteriotaCyanophyceaeOscillatorialesMicrocoleaceaeTrichodesmiumTrichodesmium erythraeum

Cell morphology

Filamentous bundles (trichomes) visible under the microscope.

Culture appearance

Forms surface films on enriched seawater medium

Resource network

This record

OMN-MAR-0003

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GIS & sampling

Sampling location & depth

Where this organism was collected, and at what depth in the water column.

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Sampling depth explorer

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0.4 m

Recorded depth
1.7 m
Sampling method
Water-column sampling (plankton net / Niskin bottle)

Schematic depth scale — no bathymetric profile is claimed. Other columns are recorded depths of the same species (demo).

Environment

Water conditions at sampling

Single set of measurements recorded during the sampling event on 2016-10-24 — not a monitoring series.

Water temperature

30.8 °C

Recorded at sampling · Mirbat, Dhofar

Sampling depth 1.7 m · Water-column sampling (plankton net / Niskin bottle)

Values are synthetic demonstration measurements with realistic units; no time series exists to chart.

Genomics

Genomic data

DNA barcodes and sequence records linked to this specimen. Sequences are synthetic demonstration output, not real results.

Not yet sequenced

Material is preserved and available for molecular work, but no sequence data is linked to this record yet.

Biobank

Physical sample preservation

Registered material from this specimen and how it is preserved. Exact freezer positions and rack locations are restricted to authorized staff.

Preserved samples

1

−80 °C / LN₂

1

Holding laboratories

1

Available

1

Available

Cryopreserved culture

TIS-M-0003

Preservation
Liquid nitrogen
Quantity
3 tubes
Preserved
2016-11-02

Marine Science Centre — Wet Lab (Demo)

Sample lifecycle

01 Field sampling02 Registration03 Preservation

2016-10-24 · Field sampling — Mirbat, Dhofar — water sample at 1.7 m.

2016-10-31 · Registration — Registered at Marine Science Centre (Demo) as OMN-MAR-0003.

2016-10-31 · Preservation — Material preserved: Liquid nitrogen.

Sample identifiers, quantities and laboratories are synthetic demonstration values; no storage monitoring history is claimed.

Research

Research & provenance

How this record came to be, and literature linked to it.

Data provenance

  1. Sampling event

    Mirbat, 2016-10-24 · 1.7 m · by M. Al-Balushi

  2. Curated record

    Marine Science Centre (Demo)

  3. Preserved material

    1 sample across 1 laboratories (demo)

  4. Research data

    None yet

No publications linked

Publications citing this specimen will appear here once they are added by the holding institution.

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