Cellular morphological trait dataset for extant coccolithophores from the Atlantic Ocean

Calcification and biomass production by planktonic marine organisms influences the global carbon cycle and fuels marine ecosystems. The major calcifying plankton group coccolithophores are highly diverse, comprising ca. 250–300 extant species. However, coccolithophore size (a key functional trait) a...

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Published in:Scientific data 2024-07, Vol.11 (1), p.720-19, Article 720
Main Authors: Sheward, Rosie M., Poulton, Alex J., Young, Jeremy R., de Vries, Joost, Monteiro, Fanny M., Herrle, Jens O.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Atlantic Ocean
Biomass
Calcification
Calcification, Physiologic
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate
Carbon cycle
Cell size
Data Descriptor
Datasets
Ecosystem
Environmental conditions
Haptophyta
Humanities and Social Sciences
Marine ecosystems
Marine organisms
Morphology
multidisciplinary
Plankton
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Summary:Calcification and biomass production by planktonic marine organisms influences the global carbon cycle and fuels marine ecosystems. The major calcifying plankton group coccolithophores are highly diverse, comprising ca. 250–300 extant species. However, coccolithophore size (a key functional trait) and degree of calcification are poorly quantified, as most of our understanding of this group comes from a small number of species. We generated a novel reference dataset of coccolithophore morphological traits, including cell-specific data for coccosphere and cell size, coccolith size, number of coccoliths per cell, and cellular calcite content. This dataset includes observations from 1074 individual cells and represents 61 species from 25 genera spanning equatorial to temperate coccolithophore populations that were sampled during the Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) 14 cruise in 2004. This unique dataset can be used to explore relationships between morphological traits (cell size and cell calcite) and environmental conditions, investigate species-specific and community contributions to pelagic carbonate production, export and plankton biomass, and inform and validate coccolithophore representation in marine ecosystem and biogeochemical models.
ISSN:2052-4463
2052-4463
DOI:10.1038/s41597-024-03544-1