Rebecchi, Federica; Lattanzi, Davide; Abramovich, Sigal; Ambrogini, Patrizia; Frontalini, Fabrizio; Schmidt, Christiane (2025): Growth rate of the benthic foraminifera Amphistegina lobifera exposed to electric current, May 2023 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.983702, In: Rebecchi, F et al. (2025): Effects of electric current on growth, chlorophyll a content, pulse amplitude modulation response, and new chamber formation of the foraminifera Amphistegina lobifera [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.983600
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Published: 2025-07-21 • DOI registered: 2025-08-19
Abstract:
This dataset provides measurements of the growth rate of the benthic foraminifera Amphistegina lobifera, exposed to electric currents. The data were collected after a one-month period in May 2023 during the second of a two-part experiment. Growth measurements were taken from all individuals by capturing light microscope images (Zeiss Stereomicroscope Discovery.V8 and Canon EOS 600D camera) before and after the experiment, followed by analysis using ImageJ software. The diameter of each foraminifer was measured, and growth rates were calculated. This dataset presents results on the potential effects of electric currents in enhancing the growth of benthic foraminifera.
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Rebecchi, Federica; Lattanzi, Davide; Abramovich, Sigal; Ambrogini, Patrizia; Frontalini, Fabrizio; Schmidt, Christiane (2025): Effects of low-level electric current on the growth of Amphistegina lobifera and its photosynthetic diatom endosymbionts. PeerJ, 13, e20160, https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20160
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn (DFG), grant/award no. 444059848: SYMBIOAID: the role of diatom endosymbionts on the adaptive potenital of benthic foraminifera to climate change
Coverage:
Latitude: 32.826010 * Longitude: 34.955770
Date/Time Start: 2023-01-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2023-01-19T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -0.5 m * Maximum Elevation: -0.5 m
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Rebecchi, Federica | |||
| 2 | Type of study | Study type | Rebecchi, Federica | |||
| 3 | Date/time start, experiment | Date/time start exp | Rebecchi, Federica | |||
| 4 | Date/time end, experiment | Date/time end exp | Rebecchi, Federica | |||
| 5 | Species, unique identification | Species UID | Rebecchi, Federica | |||
| 6 | Species, unique identification (Semantic URI) | Species UID (Semantic URI) | Rebecchi, Federica | |||
| 7 | Species, unique identification (URI) | Species UID (URI) | Rebecchi, Federica | |||
| 8 | Current density | Cur dens | µA/cm2 | Rebecchi, Federica | ||
| 9 | Measurement container | MC | Rebecchi, Federica | Culturing jar | ||
| 10 | Diameter | Ø | µm | Rebecchi, Federica | Stereo microscope, Zeiss, SteREO Discovery.V8; coupled with camera Canon EOS 600D | A. lobifera diameter initial |
| 11 | Scale | Scale | Rebecchi, Federica | Scale bar size | ||
| 12 | Width | Width | pixel | Rebecchi, Federica | Length of scale bar in pixels | |
| 13 | Diameter | Ø | µm | Rebecchi, Federica | Stereo microscope, Zeiss, SteREO Discovery.V8; coupled with camera Canon EOS 600D | A. lobifera diameter final |
| 14 | Growth rate, individual | µ ind | % | Rebecchi, Federica |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
2640 data points
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