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Pre-trained Phytoplankton species classifier Model
Citation
Decrop, W., & Lagaisse, R. (2025). Pre-trained Phytoplankton species classifier Model. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15269453

Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Description

This repository provides a pre-trained deep learning model for species-level classification of phytoplankton, developed by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). The model is designed to work with high-resolution images captured using FlowCam technology and can identify 95 phytoplankton species using a convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture.

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Pre-trained Phytoplankton Species Classifier (VLIZ) Deep Learning Model for the Identification of 95 Phytoplankton Species This repository provides a pre-trained deep learning model for species-level classification of phytoplankton, developed by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). The model is designed to work with high-resolution images captured using FlowCam technology and can identify 95 phytoplankton species using a convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture. Three different model variants are included in this repository: Exception Model (TensorFlow 1) – An earlier implementation using TensorFlow 1. Exception Model (TensorFlow 2) – A re-implementation of the same architecture using TensorFlow 2. Phytoplankton_EfficientNetV2B0.tar – The best-performing model, based on the EfficientNetV2B0 architecture, also implemented in TensorFlow 2. The classes used in training are added as txt file. This model can be used to predict phytoplankton species or to re-train a new CNN within the repo. For my information, take a look at our GitHub GitHub - ai4os-hub/phyto-plankton-classification:  https://github.com/ai4os-hub/phyto-plankton-classification


Scope
Themes:
Biology > Plankton > Phytoplankton
Keywords:
CNN weights · Phytoplankon classifier · TensorFlow · Belgian part of the North Sea · Appendicularia · Bacillariophyceae · Ciliophora · Cnidaria · Copepoda · Crustacea · Dinophyceae · Foraminifera · Leptocylindraceae Lebour, 1930 · Mollusca · Ostracoda · Polychaeta · Rotifera · Suctoria

Geographical coverage
Belgian part of the North Sea [Marine Regions]

Taxonomic coverage
Appendicularia [WoRMS]
Bacillariophyceae [WoRMS]
Ciliophora [WoRMS]
Cnidaria [WoRMS]
Copepoda [WoRMS]
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Dinophyceae [WoRMS]
Foraminifera [WoRMS]
Leptocylindraceae Lebour, 1930 [WoRMS]
Mollusca [WoRMS]
Ostracoda [WoRMS]
Polychaeta [WoRMS]
Rotifera [WoRMS]
Suctoria [WoRMS]

Parameter
Species identification

Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), moredata creator

Project
iMagine: Imaging data and services for aquatic science, more
Funding Horizon Europe
Grant agreement ID 101058625
LifeWatch: Flemish contribution to LifeWatch.eu, more
Funding FWO International research infrastructure
Grant agreement ID I002021N

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data products
Data origin: Data collection
Metadatarecord created: 2025-07-07
Information last updated: 2026-04-02
All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy