Sizes of shells of the planktonic foraminifera Neogloboquadrina pachyderma from vertically stratified plankton net sampling in the Baffin Bay during cruises MSM44 and MSM66 and in the Fram Strait during cruise PS93.1.

Shell status: based on Rose Bengal coloring, divided between cytoplasm bearing and empty.Further details:Sampling device: multiple closing plankton net (Hydro-Bios, Kiel) with an opening of 0.25 m²Mesh size: 100 µm for MSM44 and MSM66, 55 µm for PS93.1Sieving size: 250 and 63 µm for PS93.1Storage after retrieval: -80°C for MSM44 and MSM66, 4°C and stained with Rose Bengal/ethanol (96%) mixture for PS93.1Size measurements: using the software ImageJ on pictures taken through a SteREO DIscovery.V8 microscope for MSM44 and MSM66 (maximum shell diameter only), using a KEYENCE VHX-6000 digital microscope for PS93.1 (Shell area, shell perimeter, maximum and minimum shell diameter).