Echinoderms Collection - National Museum of Natural History, Chile

Andrea Martínez; Catalina Merino

doi:10.15468/kgb9q8

Echinoderms Collection - National Museum of Natural History, Chile

Citation

Martínez A, Merino C (2018). Echinoderms Collection - National Museum of Natural History, Chile. Version 1.2. Museo Nacional de Historia Natural. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/kgb9q8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

The aim is to provide a general view of the Chilean and Antarctic Echinoderms Collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Chile. The data set 1504 records of 117 species collected from 1853 to 2018. These species belong to the five classes of Phylum Echinodermata: Crinoidea (1), Asteroidea (64), Ophiuroidea (27), Echinoidea (18) and Holothuroidea (7). There are both dry and alcohol-preserved specimens.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

The present dataset reports occurrences of the Phylum Echinodermata at genus or species level.

Echinodermata
common name: Echinoderms rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Samples were collected from marine habitats within the Chilean territory also includes specimens from Antarctica

Bibliographic Citations

Martínez, A., Merino-Yunnissi, C. & Mutschke, E. (2018). Publicación Ocasional 68: New catalogue for the Echinoderms housed in the collection of Invertebrate Zoology Department at the National Museum of Natural History, Chile. Publicación Ocasional del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, (), 1-88. Disponible en http://publicaciones.mnhn.cl/668/w3-article-88150.html -

Contacts

Andrea Martínez
originator
position: Head Curator at Invertebrates Zoology Department
National Museum of Natural History
Interior Parque Quinta normal S/N
Santiago
8350452
Santiago
CL
Telephone: +56226804668
email: andrea.martinez@mnhn.cl
homepage: http://www.mnhn.cl/sitio/

Catalina Merino
originator
position: Collection Manager at Invertebrates Zoology Department
National Museum of Natural History
Interior Parque Quinta normal S/N
Santiago
8350452
Santiago
CL
Telephone: +56226804640
email: catalina.merino@mnhn.cl
homepage: http://www.mnhn.cl/sitio/

Andrea Martínez
metadata author
position: Head Curator at Invertebrates Zoology Department
National Museum of Natural History
Interior Parque Quinta normal S/N
Santiago
8350452
Santiago
CL
Telephone: +56226804668
email: andrea.martinez@mnhn.cl
homepage: http://www.mnhn.cl/sitio/

Catalina Merino
metadata author
position: Collection Manager at Invertebrates Zoology Department
National Museum of Natural History
Interior Parque Quinta normal S/N
Santiago
8350452
Santiago
CL
Telephone: +56226804640
email: catalina.merino@mnhn.cl
homepage: http://www.mnhn.cl/sitio/

Andrea Martínez
administrative point of contact
position: Head Curator at Invertebrates Zoology Department
National Museum of Natural History
Interior Parque Quinta normal S/N
Santiago
8350452
Santiago
CL
Telephone: +56226804668
email: andrea.martinez@mnhn.cl
homepage: http://www.mnhn.cl/sitio/