Dr. Oliver Skibbe

Research Group Diatoms

Scientist, Diatom Research Group

phone

+49 30 838 71 835

fax

+49 30 838-4

o.skibbe@bo.berlin

Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem

Freie Universität Berlin

Königin-Luise-Straße 6-8

14195

Berlin

Deutschland

Tasks

Preparation of pure diatom cultures

Photographic documentation of diatom cells employing optical microscopy and SEM

Curriculum vitae

1985-1991 Studies of Biology at Freie Universität Berlin
1994-1998 PhD thesis at Freie Universität Berlin „Die Rolle planktischer Ciliaten
im Nahrungsnetz eines hypertrophen Sees (Heiligensee, Berlin)“
since 1999 Self-employed (photography, microscopy, multimedia)
since 2004 Close collaboration with Diatom Research Group at BGBM

Research interests

Biodiversity and ecology of diatoms
Biotic interactions between diatoms and other benthic/planktonic micro-organisms
Microscopy and imaging methods

Publications

Papers in peer reviewed journals (published and in press)

Schimani K., Abarca N., Zimmermann J., Skibbe O., Jahn R., Kusber W.-H., Leya T. & Mora D. 2023: Molecular phylogenetics coupled with morphological analyses of Arctic and Antarctic strains place Chamaepinnularia (Bacillariophyta) within the Sellaphoraceae. - Fottea 24(1): 1-22. https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2023.002

Duwe V.K., Vu L.V., von Rintelen T., Raab-Straube E.v., Schmidt S., Nguyen S.V., Vu T.D., Do T.V., Luu T.H., Truong V.B., Di Vincenzo V., Schmidt O., Glöckler F., Jahn R., Lücking R., von Oheimb K.C.M., von Oheimb P.V., Heinze S., Abarca N., Bollendorff S., Borsch T., Buenaventura E., Dang H.T.T., Dinh T.D., Do H.T., Ehlers S., Freyhof J., Hayden S., Hein P., Hoang T.A., Hoang D.M., Hoang S.N., Kürschner H., Kusber W.-H., Le H.N., Le T.Q., Linde M., Mey W., Nguyen H.D., Nguyen M.T., Nguyen M.T., Nguyen D.V., Nguyen T.V., Nguyen V.D.H., Nguyen D.Q., Ohl M., Parolly G., Pham T.N., Pham P.V., Rabe K., Schurian B., Skibbe O., Sulikowska-Drozd A., To Q.V., Truong T.Q., Zimmermann J., Häuser C.L. 2022: Contributions to the biodiversity of Vietnam – Results of VIETBIO inventory work and field training in Cuc Phuong National Park .Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e77025 https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10e77025(Link ist extern)

Mohamad H., Mora D., Skibbe O., Abarca N., Deutschmeyer V., Enke N., Kusber W.-H., Zimmermann J. & Jahn R. 2022: Morphological variability and genetic marker stability of 16 monoclonal pennate diatom strains under medium-term culture. - Diatom Research (Published online 02 Dec 2022; 22 pp.) https://doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2022.2141346

Prelle L.R., Schmidt I., Schimani K.,Zimmermann J., Abarca N., Skibbe O., Juchem D. & Karsten U. 2022: Photosynthetic, Respirational, and Growth Responses of Six Benthic Diatoms from the Antarctic Peninsula as Functions of Salinity and Temperature Variations. - Genes 13(7):1264. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13071264

Skibbe O., Abarca N., Forest F. & Werner P. 2022: Exploring diatom diversity through cultures - a case study from the Bow River, Canada. - Journal of Limnology 81(1): 1-29. https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2095

Zimmermann J., Abarca N., Kusber W.-H., Skibbe O. & Jahn R. 2021: Biodiversität und Sauerstoffproduktion in einer Glasschachtel. Kieselalgen – winzig, aber wichtig. - Biologie unserer Zeit 2/2021 (51): 132-141. https://doi.org/10.11576/biuz-4248

Jahn R., Abarca N., Kusber W.-H., Skibbe O., Zimmermann J. & Mora D. 2020: Integrative taxonomic description of two new species of the Cocconeis placentula group (Bacillariophyceae) from Korea based on unialgal strains. – Algae 35(4): 303-324. https://doi.org/10.4490/algae.2020.35.8

Abarca N., Zimmermann J., Kusber W.-H., Mora D., Van A. T., Skibbe O. & Jahn R. 2020: Defining the core group of the genus Gomphonema Ehrenberg with molecular and morphological methods. - Botany Letters https://doi.org/10.1080/23818107.2019.1694980

Jahn R., Kusber W.-H., Skibbe O., Zimmermann J., Van A.T., Buczkó K. & Abarca N. 2019: Gomphonella olivacea (Bacillariophyceae) – a new phylogenetic position for a well-known taxon, its typification, new species and combinations. Plant Ecology and Evolution 152(2): 219-247. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2019.1603

Hamilton P.B., Savoie A.M., Sayre C.M., Skibbe O., Zimmermann J. & Bull R.D. 2019: Novel Neidium Pfitzer species from western Canada based upon morphology and plastid DNA sequences. - Phytotaxa 419(1): 39-62. 2019 https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.419.1.3

Mora D., Abarca N., Proft S., Grau J.H., Enke N., Carmona J., Skibbe O., Jahn R. & Zimmermann J. 2019 : Morphology and metabarcoding: a test with stream diatoms from Mexico highlights the complementarity of identification methods. – Freshwater Science 38: 448-464. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/704827

Kusber W.-H., Skibbe O. & Jahn R. 2018. Is Trieres Ashworth & E.C. Theriot 2013 (Bacillariophyta) a superfluous redescription of Microtheca Ehrenberg 1838? - Notulae algarum 81: 1-6.

Skibbe O., Zimmermann J., Kusber W.-H., Abarca N., Buczkó K. & Jahn R. 2018: Gomphoneis tegelensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae): a morphological and molecular investigation based on selected single cells. - Diatom Research 33(2): 251-262. https://doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2018.1518835

Jahn R., Abarca N., Gemeinholzer B., Mora D., Skibbe O., Kulikovskiy M., Gusev E., Kusber W.-H. & Zimmermann J. 2017: Planothidium lanceolatum and Planothidium frequentissimum reinvestigated with molecular methods and morphology: four new species and the taxonomic importance of the sinus and cavum. - Diatom Research, 32(1): 75-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2017.1312548

Zimmermann J., Abarca N., Enke N., Skibbe O., Kusber W.-H. & Jahn R. 2014: Taxonomic Reference Libraries for Environmental Barcoding: a Best Practice Example from Diatom Research. PlosOne DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108793. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0108793

Jürgens K., Skibbe O. & Jeppesen E. 1999: Impact of metazooplankton on the composition and population dynamics of planktonic ciliates in a shallow, hypertrophic lake - Aquat Microb Ecol 17: 61-75.

Zölffel M. & Skibbe O. 1997: Rediscovery of the multiflagellated protist Paramastix conifera Skuja 1948 (Protista incertae sedis). - Festschrift U. Geissler: Microalgae - Aspects of diversity and systematics, Nova Hedwigia 65: 443-452.

Skibbe O. 1998: Die Rolle planktischer Ciliaten im Nahrungsnetz eines hypertrophen Sees (Heiligensee, Berlin) - Berlin, Freie Univ., Diss. (zugl. Berlin: dissertation.de, 1999). http://oliver-skibbe.de/micropage/pdf/Dissertation.pdf

Skibbe O. 1994: An improved quantitative protargol stain for ciliates and other planktonic protists - Arch Hydrobiol 130: 339-347.

Book chapters and monographs (published and in press)

Zimmermann J., Abarca N., Bansemer J., Bettig J., Droege G., Kusber W.-H., Luther K., Mohamad H., Mora D., Proft S., Schimani K., Skibbe O., Van A.T. & Jahn R. 2022: German Barcode of Life 2 (GBOL2) — Kieselalgen DNA-Barcoding und eDNA Metabarcoding im Kontext von Biodiversitätsforschung, Taxonomie und EU Wasserrahmenrichtlinie (2000/60/EC). - Pp. 307-311. In: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Limnologie (ed.): Ergebnisse der Jahrestagung 2021 (Leipzig). - Essen.

Other publications

Talks

Jahn R, Abarca N., Enke N, Kusber W-H, Skibbe O, Zimmermann J (2015) Linking morphological and molecular data in reference libraries for diatoms – challenges for taxonomy. In: Programm und Abstracts, 16. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik (GfBS), 18-21 March 2015, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander König, Bonn. S. 30.

Jahn R, Kulikovskiy M, Abarca N., Zimmermann J, Gusev E, Skibbe O, Kusber W-H, Witkowski A, Enke N (2015) A morphological and molecular study on strains from the genera Pinnularia Ehrenberg and Caloneis Cleve. In: Abstracts, 9th Central European Diatom Meeting, 10-13 March 2015, German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven. S. 21

Enke, N., Zimmermann, J., Abarca, N., Kusber, W.‐H., Skibbe, O., Acs, E., Bouchez, A., Dvorak, P., Kelly, M., Mann, D., Poulickova, A., Rimet, F., Sabbe, K., Trobajo, R., Vyverman, W., Jahn, R. (2014). Standardising Information for Environmental DNA barcoding of Diatoms in Taxonomic Reference Libraries ‐ Examples from Berlin Waters. 23rd International Diatom Symposium, Nanjing, China.

Jahn R, Kulikovski M, Gusef E, Kusber WH, Skibbe O, Abarca N., Enke N (2014) Is the genus Pinnularia Ehrenberg monophyletic? A molecular and morphological study including the genus Caloneis P.T.Cleve in N.N. (ed.): The 23rd International Diatom Symposium. Nanjing, China 7-12 September, 2014. Programme and Abstract, 2014, Nanjing, China. S. 55.

Enke, N., Abarca, N., Zimmermann, J., Skibbe, O. & Jahn, R. 2013: "Gomphonema parvulum revisited: A critical assessment of the taxonomic concept". BioSyst.EU 2013 Global systematics, Vienna, Austria.

Kusber, W.-H., Abarca, N., Skibbe, O., Zimmermann, J. & Jahn, R. 2012: Reference library of DNA-barcoced diatoms - A use case for publishing data via the GBIF database AlgaTerra. in: Sabbe, K.; van de Vijver, B. & Vyverman, W. (ed.): Twentysecond International Diatom Symposium, Aula Academica, Gent, 26-31 August 2012. Abstracts. - VLIZ Special Publication 58. – S. 65.

Abstracts and Reports

Jahn R, Abarca N, Enke N, Kusber W-H, Skibbe O, Zimmermann J (2015) Linking morphological and molecular data in reference libraries for diatoms – challenges for taxonomy. In: Programm und Abstracts, 16. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik (GfBS), 18-21 March 2015, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander König, Bonn. S. 30.

Jahn R, Kulikovskiy M, Abarca N, Zimmermann J, Gusev E, Skibbe O, Kusber W-H, Witkowski A, Enke N (2015) A morphological and molecular study on strains from the genera Pinnularia Ehrenberg and Caloneis Cleve. In: Abstracts, 9th Central European Diatom Meeting, 10-13 March 2015, German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven. S. 21.

Enke N, Zimmermann J, Abarca N, Kusber WH, Skibbe O, Acs E, Bouchez A, Dvorak P, Kelly M, Mann D, Poulickova A, Rimet F, Sabbe K, Trobajo R, Vyverman W, Jahn R (2014) Standardising Information for Envieronmental DNA barcoding of Diatoms in Taxonomic Reference Libraries - Examples from Berlin Waters in N.N. (ed.): The 23rd International Diatom Symposium. Nanjing, China 7-12 September, 2014. Programme and Abstract, 2014, Nanjing, China. S. 66-67.

Jahn R, Kulikovski M, Gusef E, Kusber WH, Skibbe O, Abarca N, Enke N (2014) Is the genus Pinnularia Ehrenberg monophyletic? A molecular and morphological study including the genus Caloneis P.T.Cleve in N.N. (ed.): The 23rd International Diatom Symposium. Nanjing, China 7-12 September, 2014. Programme and Abstract, 2014, Nanjing, China. S. 55.

Enke, N.; Abarca, N.; Zimmermann, J.; Skibbe, O.; Jahn, R. (2013) Gomphonema parvulum revisited: A critical assessment of the taxonomic concept. In: Kroh, A., Berning, B., Haring, E., Harzhauser, M., Sattmann, H., Walochnik, J., Zimmermann, D. & Zuschin, M. (ed.): BioSyst.EU 2013 Global systematics! 18-22 February 2013. Abstract volume. Vienna. S. 53.

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