The Tara Oceans project sampled contrasting ecosystems of the world oceans during a three-year expedition (2009-2013), collecting environmental data and plankton, from viruses to metazoans, on board the 36-metre Tara Schooner. It surveyed 210 ecosystems in 20 biogeographic provinces, collecting over 35,000 samples of seawater and plankton. Samples were later analysed using modern sequencing and state-of-the-art imaging technologies.

Citation: Colin, S., Coelho, L.P., Berthelot, H., Soun, C., Dimier, C., Picheral, M., Searson, S., Kandels-Lewis, S., Tara Oceans Consortium Coordinators, Karsenti, E., Pesant, S., Sunagawa, S., Bowler, C., Bork, P., Pepperkok, R., de Vargas, C.: (2020) Occurrence of Eukaryotes in the size fraction 5-20 micrometres, collected worldwide during the Tara Oceans expedition (2009-2013) using a ring net and analysed by environmental High Content Fluorescence Microscopy (e-HCFM).

Published: September 17, 2025 at 08:37

URL: https://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=tara_ehcfm_h5

Peer Bork
European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Céline Dimier
Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche

Marc Picheral
Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche

Stéphane Pesant
European Molecular Biology Laboratory; European Bioinformatics Institute

Colomban De Vargas
Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff

Sebastien Colin
Pierre & Marie Curie University; Roscoff biology station

Luis Pedro Coelho
European Molecular Biology Laboratory; European Bioinformatics Institute

Hugo Berthelot
Pierre & Marie Curie University; Roscoff biology station

Camille Soun
Pierre & Marie Curie University; Roscoff biology station

Sarah Searson
Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche