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Crustacea collection (TSZCr) The Arctic University Museum of Norway

Citation

Altenburger A, Bergersen R (2025). Crustacea collection (TSZCr) The Arctic University Museum of Norway. Version 1.49. UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/y4kj3p accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-14.

Description

Crustacea from the collection of the Arctic University Museum of Norway (previously Tromsø Museum).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Various places around Norway and the world over a period of more than a century

Sampling

Various marine sampling methods (dredge, grab, trawl, sledge, diving)

Quality Control

Museum curators and taxonomic experts

Method steps

  1. 1. field collections 2. identification by experts 3. transfer of data from specimen labels to database 4. transfer of database to GBIF

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Arthropoda
    rank: phylum
  2. Branchiopoda
    rank: class
  3. Cirripedia
    rank: class
  4. Copepoda
    rank: class
  5. Malacostraca
    rank: class
  6. Maxillopoda
    rank: class
  7. Ostracoda
    rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Worldwide from Australia to Western Sahara with a strong focus on Norway

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Andreas Altenburger
originator
position: Associate Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Lars Thørings veg 10
Tromsø
9006
NO
email: andreas.altenburger@uit.no
homepage: https://uit.no/tmu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-8043
Robert Bergersen
originator
position: Collection manager, marine invertebrates
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Lars Thørings veg 10
Tromsø
9006
NO
email: robert.bergersen@uit.no
homepage: https://uit.no/tmu
Andreas Altenburger
metadata author
position: Associate Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Lars Thørings veg 10
Tromsø
9006
NO
email: andreas.altenburger@uit.no
homepage: https://uit.no/tmu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-8043
Rukaya Johaadien
user
email: r.s.johaadien@nhm.uio.no
Andreas Altenburger
administrative point of contact
position: Associate Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Lars Thørings veg 10
Tromsø
9006
NO
email: andreas.altenburger@uit.no
homepage: https://uit.no/tmu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-8043
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