Colección de Biología Marina del Centro de Colecciones Biológicas de la Universidad del Magdalena - CBUMAG

Study Extent

Caribbean and Pacific of Colombia

Sampling

Marine specimens o samples held at the biological collections that have the minimum required data for appropriate publication through OBiS and GBIF.

Quality Control

For each collection, curatorial activities and quality control of the information associated with the specimens were developed following four working criteria: 1. Curatorial criteria: physical verification of lots (existence, preservation, labels); verification of data from associated biological records (concordance of label data and available information, data complementation). 2. Taxonomic criteria: validation of scientific names down to the lowest level of identification of the lot. Corroboration of the taxon with a specialist. Validation of taxonomic authority based on WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species (https://www.marinespecies.org/). 3. Spatial criteria: Validation of the georeferencing of the specimen collection point represented in decimal coordinates; specification of the collection depth in meters; and validation of the correspondence of the indicated locality. Tools: Canadensys coordinate converter (https://data.canadensys.net/tools/coordinates); Google Earth Pro 2022, version 7.3.6.9345; Marine Regions Gazetteer 2022 (https://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=search); Geovisor ANH - Agencia Nacional de hidrocarburos v.3.1 (https://geovisor.anh.gov.co/tierras/). 4. Documentation criteria: standardization of data according to Darwin Core considering the use of controlled vocabularies and the documentation of the Terms of Mandatory Completion according to national guidelines for marine and coastal data (OBiS Colombia and SiB Colombia Node), and those required in general by the OBiS and GBIF global systems. During the application of each of the criteria, the recommended tools were used to optimize the quality control processes (https://data.canadensys.net/tools/coordinates, https://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=search, Google Earth Pro 2022, version 7.3.6.9345, https://www.marinespecies.org, Open Refine 3.5.2 tool, GBIF Data Validator, and Match Taxa tool"- World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) website. Finally, the quality flags of both GBIF and OBIS were applied by the Node's content manager and the GBIF Advisor for the BID Caribbean projects, and the records were published through the IPT.

Method steps

1. General diagnosis of the collections
2. Curation of information: Collection of data from the lots.
3. Global structuring of information according to Darwin Core standard and OBIS requirements for marine data.
4. Purification and supplementation of missing information in biological records
5. Data cleanliness: form aspects (spelling, typography, commas, and double spaces), rectification/correction of coordinates, dates, and taxonomic names in the records.
6. Physical curation: verification of the condition of the preservative (in the wet collection), of the container/bag, and of the associated labels. Review of the state of preservation of the specimen or sample.
7. Documentation of new or additional information required.
8. Final quality validations by SiBM - OBiS Node and by GBIF assesor, for publication via IPT.

The datasets represent marine invertebrates animals of 12 phyla; 1 subphylum of non-vertebrate chordates, y 1 phylum de Chromista. Los conjuntos de datos representan grupos biológicos marinos de 12 phyla y 1 subphylum de animales invertebrados, 1 subphylum de cordados no vertebrados, y 1 phylum de Chromista.

1. Annelida
   common name: Gusanos marinos | Anélidoss rank: phylum
2. Arthropoda
   common name: Artrópodos rank: phylum
3. Crustacea
   common name: Crustáceos rank: subphylum
4. Bryozoa
   common name: Briozoos rank: phylum
5. Cnidaria
   common name: Cnidarios rank: phylum
6. Chaetognatha
   common name: Quetognatos rank: phylum
7. Echinodermata
   common name: Equinodermos rank: phylum
8. Foraminifera
   common name: Foraminíferos rank: phylum
9. Loricifera
   common name: Loricíferos rank: phylum
10. Mollusca
    common name: Moluscos rank: phylum
11. Nematoda
    common name: Nemátodos rank: phylum
12. Nemertea
    common name: Nemertinos rank: phylum
13. Platyhelmintes
    common name: Platelmintos rank: phylum
14. Porifera
    common name: Poriferos rank: phylum
15. Tunicata
    common name: Tunicados rank: subphylum

Caribbean Colombian from shallow areas until 4050 m of depth