organism: Caretta caretta
description: Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) are a single species that comprise 10 distinct subpopulations around the world. They are found primarily in subtropical and temperate regions of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and in the Mediterranean Sea. Loggerhead Turtles are characterized by having large heads, hence their name, which supports a fairly strong jaw that allows them to feed on hard-shelled prey, such as whelks and conch. Like most sea turtles, Loggerheads are highly migratory and use a great variety of localities and habitats during their lifetimes. The population status of the Loggerhead turtle has been assessed for the IUCN Red List of threatened species and is globally listed as Vulnerable (Sources: NOAA Fisheries https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/loggerhead-turtle; IUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group https://www.iucn-mtsg.org/updates/2015-loggerhead-redlist-assessments). This sample is from a female embryo (ID #222) that was part of a controlled temperature incubation study carried out by Gabriella A. Carvajal, Itzel Sifuentes-Romero and Jeanette Wyneken at Florida Atlantic University. The embryo was incubated at 32 degrees Celsius and harvested on day 42 of incubation. Sequencing was conducted at the Vertebrate Genome Lab (VGL) at the Rockefeller University, led by Erich D. Jarvis, Giulio Formenti, and Jennifer Balacco.
attributes.tag: isolate
attributes.value: rCarCar3
attributes.tag: dev_stage
attributes.value: embryo
attributes.tag: collection_date
attributes.value: 2022-08-12
attributes.tag: geo_loc_name
attributes.value: USA: Boca Raton, Florida
attributes.tag: sex
attributes.value: female
attributes.tag: tissue
attributes.value: thymus
attributes.tag: biomaterial_provider
attributes.value: Lisa Komoroske, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
attributes.tag: collected_by
attributes.value: Gabriella A. Carvajal and Jeanette Wyneken, Florida Atlantic University
attributes.tag: lat_lon
attributes.value: 26.367 N 80.07 W
attributes.tag: store_cond
attributes.value: -80oC
attributes.tag: treatment
attributes.value: flash frozen
attributes.tag: source_ID
attributes.value: #222
attributes.tag: BioSampleModel
attributes.value: Model organism or animal