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UPRM Invertebrate Collection

Citation

Van Dam D A (2016). UPRM Invertebrate Collection. Version 1.5. University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Invertebrate Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/isxbgk accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-06-27.

Description

The University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Invertebrate Collection contains arthropods and molluscs from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Arthropoda
    common name: arthropod rank: phylum
  2. Mollusca
    common name: mollusks rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Puerto Rico and the Caribbean

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Dr. Alex Van Dam
originator
position: Director
University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
Departamento de Biología, Call Box 9000
Mayagüez
00681-9000
PR
Telephone: +01 787-832-4040 ext. 3962
email: alex.vandam@upr.edu
homepage: http://biology.uprm.edu/
Dr. Alex Van Dam
metadata author
position: Director
University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
Departamento de Biología, Call Box 9000
Mayagüez
00681-9000
PR
Telephone: +01 787-832-4040 ext. 3962
email: alex.vandam@upr.edu
homepage: http://biology.uprm.edu/
Joanna McCaffrey
programmer
position: Biodiversity Informatics Manager
iDigBio
US
email: jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu
Dr. Alex Van Dam
administrative point of contact
position: Director
University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
Departamento de Biología, Call Box 9000
Mayagüez
00681-9000
PR
Telephone: +01 787-832-4040 ext. 3962
email: alex.vandam@upr.edu
homepage: http://biology.uprm.edu/
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