Dataset: Marine algal sterols

Name: List of marine algal steroids used in zooplankton metabolic, growth and reproduction experiments
Published: 2016-04-14
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

Project:

Collaborative Research: Effects of Marine Algal Sterols on Zooplankton Growth and Reproduction (PhytosterolsZooplank)

Principal Investigator:

Dr R. Patrick Hassett (Ohio University)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Dr Jose Giner (State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, SUNY ESF)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version Date:

2016-04-14

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

List of marine algal steroids used in zooplankton metabolic, growth and reproduction experiments

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Methods & Sampling

Marine algal sterols used in metabolic studies with Artemia and Acartia tonsa
Id#	Sterol	Natural occurrence
1	cholesterol	common
2	24-methylenecholesterol	common
3	24-methylcholesterol	common
4	24-ethylidenecholesterol	common
5	24-ethylcholesterol	common
6	24-propylidenecholesterol	brown tide
7	27-norbrassicasterol	variant of brevesterol
8	brassicasterol	common
9	23-methylbrassicasterol	diatoms
10	24,25-methylenecholesterol	sponges and fungi
11	∆⁰4a-methylcholestanol	variant of dinosterol
12	∆⁸⁽¹⁴⁾4a-methylcholestanol	variant of brevesterol
13	brevesterol	Karenia
14	gymnodynosterol	Karenia
15	gorgosterol	Alexandrium
16	24-epibrassicasterol	common
18	24-methylpavloval	Pavlova
19	pfiesterol	Pfiesteria

Marine algal sterols used in studies of effects on growth and reproduction of Artemia, Eurytemora affinis, and Acartia tonsa
Id#	Sterol	Natural occurrence
2	24-methylenecholesterol	common
3	24-methylcholesterol	common
6	24-propylidenecholesterol	brown tide
7	27-norbrassicasterol	variant of brevesterol
9	23-methylbrassicasterol	common
10	24,25-methylenecholesterol	sponges and fungi
13	brevesterol	Karenia
15	gorgosterol	Alexandrium
20	24-methyl-androsterone	derived from pfiesterol
21	24 methylpavlovol	Pavlova
22	dinosterol	dinoflagellates
23	cholesta-pavlovol	Pavlova
24	4-methylenecholestanol	?
25	petrosterol	sponges and fungi

Data Files

File
sterols_zoop.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 2.58 KB) MD5:aa0a8cfd8d3e206e2ea2e55f52336f6a Primary data file for dataset ID 643054

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1061973

Deployments

None available yet

Instruments

Camera

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

Nikon CoolPix950 digital camera

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Camera

Acronym: camera

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/311/

Generic Description:

All types of photographic equipment including stills, video, film and digital systems.

In-situ incubator

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

Sanyo MIR252 incubator

Instrument Type

Generic Name: In-situ incubator

Acronym: in-situ incubator

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/82/

Generic Description:

A device on a ship or in the laboratory that holds water samples under controlled conditions of temperature and possibly illumination.

Microscope - Optical

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

Olympus SZH30 stereo microscope

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Microscope - Optical

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB05/

Generic Description:

Instruments that generate enlarged images of samples using the phenomena of reflection and absorption of visible light. Includes conventional and inverted instruments. Also called a "light microscope".

scale

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

Mettler AE analytical balance

Instrument Type

Generic Name: scale

Acronym: balance

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB13/

Generic Description:

An instrument used to measure weight or mass.

Shaker

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

LabGenius Digital Orbital Shaker

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Shaker

Generic Description:

A Shaker is a piece of lab equipment used to mix, blend, or to agitate substances in tube(s) or flask(s) by shaking them, which is mainly used in the fields of chemistry and biology. A shaker contains an oscillating board which is used to place the flasks, beakers, test tubes, etc.

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
expt_type	type of experiment using marine algal sterols	unitless	exp_type
species	species tested	unitless	species
sterol_id	sterol identification number	unitless	sample
sterol_name	chemical name	unitless	no_bcodmo_term
natural_occurrence	where sterol is found in nature	unitless	comment

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Dataset: Marine algal sterols