This is a test site. The production site with full data is available at GBIF.org
{{nav.loginGreeting}}
  • Get data
      • Occurrences
      • GBIF API
      • Species
      • Datasets
      • Occurrence snapshots
      • Hosted portals
      • Trends
  • How-to
    • Share data

      • Quick-start guide
      • Dataset classes
      • Data hosting
      • Standards
      • Become a publisher
      • Data quality
      • Data papers
    • Use data

      • Featured data use
      • Citation guidelines
      • GBIF citations
      • Citation widget
      • Guides and documentation
  • Tools
    • Publishing

      • IPT
      • Data validator
      • GeoPick
      • New data model
      • GRSciColl
      • Suggest a dataset
      • Metabarcoding data toolkit
    • Data access and use

      • Hosted portals
      • Scientific collections
      • Data processing
      • Derived datasets
      • rgbif
      • pygbif
      • MAXENT
      • Tools catalogue
    • GBIF labs

      • Species matching
      • Name parser
      • Sequence ID
      • Relative observation trends
      • GBIF data blog
  • Community
    • Network

      • Participant network
      • Nodes
      • Publishers
      • Network contacts
      • Community forum
      • alliance for biodiversity knowledge
    • Volunteers

      • Mentors
      • Ambassadors
      • Translators
      • Citizen scientists
    • Activities

      • Capacity development
      • Programmes & projects
      • Training and learning resources
      • Data Use Club
      • Living Atlases
  • About
    • Inside GBIF

      • What is GBIF?
      • Become a member
      • Governance
      • Strategic framework
      • Work Programme
      • Funders
      • Partnerships
      • Release notes
      • Contacts
    • News & outreach

      • News
      • Subscribe
      • Events
      • Awards
      • Science Review
      • Data use
      • Thematic communities
  • User profile

Zooplanktons, Macrobenthos and Animals of South Western Region of the Nigerian Coastal Environments

Citation

Onuminya T, Ogundipe O (2023): Zooplanktons, Macrobenthos and Animals of South Western Region of the Nigerian Coastal Environments. v1.4. University of Lagos. Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=swanimals&v=1.4 https://doi.org/10.15468/mp5c7p accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-09.

Description

This is a compilation of animals found in the south western region of the Nigerian Coastal Environments.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

The data comprises of members of the Kingdom Protozoa, Animalia (including Molluscs, Reptiles, Pisces, Aves, Mammals, Rotifers, Cnidarians) and Chromista.
  1. AVES
    rank: class
  2. Arthropoda
    rank: phylum
  3. Chordata
    rank: phylum
  4. Cnidaria
    rank: phylum
  5. Rotifera
    rank: phylum
  6. Ctenophora
    rank: phylum
  7. Ciliophora
    rank: phylum
  8. Amoebozoa
    rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

The record covers south western states of Nigeria.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Ajibare, A.O | Olawusi-Peters, O.O | Bello-Olusoji, O.A. (2019). Plankton Dynamics as Pollution Indicator in the Coastal Waters of Ondo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research. 5(1): 22-31. -
  2. Akinwunmi et al. -
  3. Balogun, K.J | Ajani, E.K (2021). Assessment of Zooplankton community in an anthropogenic-disturbance coastal creek, southwest Nigeria. Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science 6(2): 160-169. -
  4. Doore, MPO. 2022. Biodiversity of Lagos State. -
  5. Emmanuel, B.E | Onyema, I.C. (2007). The Plankton and Fishes of a Tropical Creek in South-Western Nigeria. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 7: 105-113. -
  6. Emmanuel, B.E | Ogunwenmo, C.A (2010). The Macrobenthos and the Fishes of a Tropical Estuarine Creek in Lagos, South-Western Nigeria. Reports and Opinon, 2(1). -
  7. Olawusi-Peters, O.O | Ajibare, A.O. (2014). Species richness, diversity and abundance of some Decapod Crustaceans in coastal waters of Ondo State, South West, Nigeria. International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies, 1 (5): 44-53 -
  8. Onyema, I.C | Ojo, A.A (2008). The Zooplankton and Phytoplankton biomass in a tropical creek, in relation to water quality indices, Life Science Journal, 5(4): 75-82. -
  9. Onyema,I.C | Nwabuzor, E.J | Igwe, C.O. (2014). The water Quality Phytoplankton and Zooplankton of the Lower Ogun River Lagos. International Journal of Life Sciences, 3(2): 16-25. -

Contacts

Temitope Onuminya
originator
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
AKOKA
23401
LAGOS
NG
Telephone: +2347030241452
email: tadeyemi@unilag.edu.ng
userId: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RXZrUZIAAAAJ&hl=en
Oluwatoyin Ogundipe
originator
position: Professor
University of Lagos
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
AKOKA
23401
LAGOS
NG
Telephone: +2348023201618
email: oogundipe@unilag.edu.ng
userId: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VWQwLZgAAAAJ&hl=en
Temitope Onuminya
metadata author
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
AKOKA
23401
LAGOS
NG
Telephone: +2347030241452
email: tadeyemi@unilag.edu.ng
userId: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RXZrUZIAAAAJ&hl=en
Temitope Onuminya
point of contact
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
AKOKA
23401
LAGOS
NG
Telephone: +2347030241452
email: tadeyemi@unilag.edu.ng
userId: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RXZrUZIAAAAJ&hl=en
Oluwatoyin Ogundipe
principal investigator
position: Professor
University of Lagos
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
AKOKA
23401
LAGOS
NG
Telephone: +2348023201618
email: oogundipe@unilag.edu.ng
userId: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VWQwLZgAAAAJ&hl=en
Victor Oroleke
processor
position: Technical Assistant
University of Lagos
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
AKOKA
23401
LAGOS
NG
email: orolekevictor@gmail.com
Temitope Onuminya
administrative point of contact
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
AKOKA
23401
LAGOS
NG
Telephone: +2347030241452
email: tadeyemi@unilag.edu.ng
userId: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RXZrUZIAAAAJ&hl=en
What is GBIF? API FAQ Newsletter Privacy Terms and agreements Citation Code of Conduct Acknowledgements
Contact GBIF Secretariat Universitetsparken 15 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark
GBIF is a Global Core Biodata Resource