KwaZulu-Natal Museum-Onychophora-collection

Siyabonga Zamisa

doi:10.15468/825hpj

KwaZulu-Natal Museum-Onychophora-collection

Citation

Zamisa S (2024). KwaZulu-Natal Museum-Onychophora-collection. KwaZulu-Natal Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/825hpj accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.

Description

The Onychophora collection is small collections found within the Department of Natural Science at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum. The collection is a minor but important collection within the museum, housing an important set of locally and international specimens. The Onychophora collection is the most important reference collection for eastern South Africa. The collection is primarily used by external researchers, as our researchers have traditionally focussed on other groups.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Dataset comprises historical records from Opisthopatus cinctipes 1908 to 2008.

Sampling

Historical collected records

Quality Control

Historical specimens have been re-identified where possible.

Method steps

Data verification and cleaning conducted by Siyabonga Zamisa, a Data technician.

Taxonomic Coverages

N/A

Euonychophora
rank: order
Peripatidae
rank: family
Onycophora
rank: phylum
Udeonychophora
rank: class
Animalia
rank: kingdom
Peripatopsidae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Specimens collected predominantly in South Africa and in KwaZulu Natal to be specific. The collection does have a few specimens from Eswatini (Swaziland) and Trinidad and Tobago.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Siyabonga Zamisa
originator
position: Data Technician
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
237 Jabu Ndlovu Street
Pietermaritzburg
3201
KwaZulu-Natal
ZA
Telephone: +27333410524
email: szamisa@nmsa.org.za
userId: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-1525-0980

Siyabonga Zamisa
metadata author
position: Data Technician
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
237 Jabu Ndlovu Street
Pietermaritzburg
3201
KwaZulu-Natal
ZA
Telephone: +27333410524
email: szamisa@nmsa.org.za
userId: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-1525-0980

Siyabonga Zamisa
point of contact
position: Data Technician
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
237 Jabu Ndlovu Street
Pietermaritzburg
3201
KwaZulu-Natal
ZA
Telephone: +27333410524
email: szamisa@nmsa.org.za
userId: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-1525-0980

Siyabonga Zamisa
administrative point of contact
position: Data Technician
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
237 Jabu Ndlovu Street
Pietermaritzburg
3201
KwaZulu-Natal
ZA
Telephone: +27333410524
email: szamisa@nmsa.org.za
userId: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-1525-0980