cNAMMs seawater microbial community - Colon, Panama
Tube pulled on large swells at surface; sample volume only 20 mL; leak from side filter port. GPS coordinates approximated (source data was invalid). Collected as part of the c-NAMMs (circumnavigation - North American Marine Microbe survey) transect.
Sampling Site
Colon, Panama
salinity
32.3
sample storage temperature
-20
organism
marine metagenome
broad-scale environmental context
marine biome
environmental package
water
collection date
2025-03-08
water temperature
30.2
environmental medium
sea water
scientific_name
marine metagenome
Latitude Start
9.3547
Sampling Platform
R/V Robert Gray
sample collection method
In-line filtration of seawater; some samples used split-Y two-cooler filtration setup (see description)
Longitude Start
-79.9008
Marine Region
Western Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)
local environmental context
coastal marine biome
depth
6
project name
c-NAMMs (circumnavigation - North American Marine Microbe survey)
Protocol Label
cNAMMs in-line filtration protocol (~100-120 L, ~6 m depth unless noted)
pH
8.13
Sampling Campaign
cNAMMs Eastern Pacific-to-Western Atlantic transect
geographic location (country and/or sea)
Panama