It is possible to archive reference material from cultures or field samples of dinoflagellate blooms in the Centre of Excellence for Dinophyte Taxonomy at the German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB ) in Wilhelmshaven. It should contain (mainly) one species that is identified or will be identified by us, and it should be fixed properly. The samples can be used as reference for the species for everybody who wants to learn how the species looks like or who wants to compare the morphology with isolates from other parts of the world.
Please submit fixed material with information about the sampling site, date of sampling or isolation, the name of the person who sampled of isolated, and the type of fixation with the date of fixation.
Contact Mona Hoppenrath ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for further information.

We are in the process of documenting and archiving the already existing samples. The list is coming soon ...