IZIKO: Marine Invertebrate Collection (1900-2011)

Occurrence
Latest version published by South African National Biodiversity Institute on Jul 6, 2016 South African National Biodiversity Institute
Publication date:
6 July 2016
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Description

The Iziko SA Museum’s marine invertebrate collection is one of the largest and most comprehensive in Africa, and as such is an important collection for marine invertebrate systematists. The collection comprises ~130,000 lots of specimens (including un-accessioned material). Eleven hand-written catalogues exist for marine invertebrates dating back to 1871 and includes 76,184 entries.

Data Records

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is South African National Biodiversity Institute. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

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Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Wayne Florence
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Data manager
Iziko South African Museum
Iziko South African Museum, PO Box 61
8000 Cape Town
Western Cape
ZA
0214813919
http://www.iziko.org.za
Fhatani Ranwashe
  • User
Data Technician
SANBI
Private Bag X7, Kirstenbosch
7735 Claremont
Western Cape
ZA
0217998738
Fhatani Ranwashe
  • User

Geographic Coverage

marine localities

Bounding Coordinates South West [-65, -76], North East [71, 176]

Taxonomic Coverage

Marine invertebrates

Phylum Acanthocephala, Annelida, Arthropoda, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Cephalorhyncha, Chordata, Cnidaria, Coelenterata, Ctenophora, Dinoflagellata, Echinodermata, Echiura, Granuloreticulosa, Hemichordata, Myzozoa, Nematoda, Nemertea, Nemertine, Pantopoda, Phoronida, Platyhelminthes, Pogonophora, Porifera, Pycnogonida, Rotifera, Sipuncula

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1900-01-01 / 2011-01-01