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Global scale surface micro-plankton dataset collected with Bongo nets and imaged with FlowCam during the Tara Pacific Expedition
Citation
Lombard F, Mériguet Z, Nathaniel K, Bourdin G, Gorsky G, Karp-Boss L, The Tara Pacific Consortium (2026). Global scale surface micro-plankton dataset collected with Bongo nets and imaged with FlowCam during the Tara Pacific Expedition. Version 1.2. EcoTaxa. Samplingevent dataset. https://ipt.data-terra.org/resource?r=tara-pac-flowcam-bongo&v=1.2 https://doi.org/10.15468/vcmxr4
Contact:
Lombard, Fabien ;
Mériguet, Zoé
Availability: 
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description
The Tara Pacific expedition sampled differents ecosystems of the oceans during a two-year expedition (2016-2018), collecting environmental data and surface plankton of Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, from viruses to metazoans, on board the 36-metre Tara Schooner. Mesoplankton and plastics were collected with the Bongo nets by scuba divers using an underwater scooter. Samples were taken from the surface, near reefs and lagoons in the Pacific.
See https://doi.org/10.17882/102694 and https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-2761-2025 for more details.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Plankton
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal · Imaging · Plankton · Acantharia · Animalia · Annelida · Asterionella A.H. Hassall, 1850 · Bacillariophyceae · Bacteriastrum G. Shadbolt, 1854 · Biddulphia S.F. Gray, 1821 · Biota · Calanoida · Chaetoceros C.G. Ehrenberg, 1844 · Ciliophora · Codonellidae Kent, 1881 · Copepoda · Corycaeidae Dana, 1846 · Coscinodiscophycidae · Crustacea · Cyanobacteria · Cyanophyceae · Cyclopoida · Cylindrotheca L. Rabenhorst, 1859 · Diatoma A.P. de Candolle in Lamark & A.P. de Candolle, 1805 · Dinophyceae · Echinodermata · Foraminifera · Hemiaulus P.A.C. Heiberg, 1863 · Lacrymaria Bory de St. Vincent, 1824 · Licmophora C.A. Agardh, 1827 · Micracanthodinium Deflandre, 1937 · Mollusca · Nassellaria · Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893 · Ornithocercus Stein, 1883 · Oxytoxum Stein, 1883 · Peridiniales · Polychaeta · Protoperidinium Bergh, 1881 · Pseudo-nitzschia H. Peragallo in H. Peragallo & M. Peragallo, 1900 · Pyrocystaceae (Schütt, 1896) Lemmermann, 1899 · Rhabdosphaeraceae Lemmermann, 1908 · Rhizaria · Rhizosoleniaceae De Toni, 1890 · Spumellaria · Striatella C.A. Agardh, 1832 · Synedra C.G. Ehrenberg, 1830 · Thalassionematales · · Trichodesmium Ehrenberg ex Gomont, 1892 · Vorticella Linnaeus, 1767
Temporal coverage
7 September 2016 - 3 September 2019
Taxonomic coverage
Acantharia [WoRMS]
Animalia [WoRMS]
Annelida [WoRMS]
Asterionella A.H. Hassall, 1850 [WoRMS]
Bacillariophyceae [WoRMS]
Bacteriastrum G. Shadbolt, 1854 [WoRMS]
Biddulphia S.F. Gray, 1821 [WoRMS]
Biota [WoRMS]
Calanoida [WoRMS]
Chaetoceros C.G. Ehrenberg, 1844 [WoRMS]
Ciliophora [WoRMS]
Codonellidae Kent, 1881 [WoRMS]
Copepoda [WoRMS]
Corycaeidae Dana, 1846 [WoRMS]
Coscinodiscophycidae [WoRMS]
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Cyanobacteria [WoRMS]
Cyanophyceae [WoRMS]
Cyclopoida [WoRMS]
Cylindrotheca L. Rabenhorst, 1859 [WoRMS]
Diatoma A.P. de Candolle in Lamark & A.P. de Candolle, 1805 [WoRMS]
Dinophyceae [WoRMS]
Echinodermata [WoRMS]
Foraminifera [WoRMS]
Hemiaulus P.A.C. Heiberg, 1863 [WoRMS]
Lacrymaria Bory de St. Vincent, 1824 [WoRMS]
Licmophora C.A. Agardh, 1827 [WoRMS]
Micracanthodinium Deflandre, 1937 [WoRMS]
Mollusca [WoRMS]
Nassellaria [WoRMS]
Oncaeidae Giesbrecht, 1893 [WoRMS]
Ornithocercus Stein, 1883 [WoRMS]
Oxytoxum Stein, 1883 [WoRMS]
Peridiniales [WoRMS]
Polychaeta [WoRMS]
Protoperidinium Bergh, 1881 [WoRMS]
Pseudo-nitzschia H. Peragallo in H. Peragallo & M. Peragallo, 1900 [WoRMS]
Pyrocystaceae (Schütt, 1896) Lemmermann, 1899 [WoRMS]
Rhabdosphaeraceae Lemmermann, 1908 [WoRMS]
Rhizaria [WoRMS]
Rhizosoleniaceae De Toni, 1890 [WoRMS]
Spumellaria [WoRMS]
Striatella C.A. Agardh, 1832 [WoRMS]
Synedra C.G. Ehrenberg, 1830 [WoRMS]
Thalassionematales [WoRMS]
[WoRMS]
Trichodesmium Ehrenberg ex Gomont, 1892 [WoRMS]
Vorticella Linnaeus, 1767 [WoRMS]
Contributors
Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), data creator
Lombard, Fabien
Mériguet, Zoé
Gorsky, Gabriel
Mériguet, Zoé
Gorsky, Gabriel
University of Maine; School of Marine Sciences, data creator
Nathaniel, Kristan
Bourdin, Guillaume
Karp Boss, Lee
Bourdin, Guillaume
Karp Boss, Lee
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Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Release date: 2026-03-11
Metadatarecord created: 2026-05-05
Information last updated: 2026-05-05
