Porifera MZS
Citation
Wandhammer M, Meister M, Ludes-Fraulob E, Carita D (2022). Porifera MZS. Version 3.2. Musée Zoologique de la Ville de Strasbourg. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7ek9tl accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-14.Description
The Porifera collection at the MZS comprises some 2000 specimens and is the most reference-rich ensemble of the museum collections with 111 valid types. The specimens have broad worldwide origins and were collected in their vast majority in the second half of the 19th century. Two ensembles are particularly valuable: one is the collection of Oskar Schmidt (ca. 600) with his collects in the Adriatic and more generally the Mediterranean seas. It is combined with close to 200 sponges collected by Alexander Agassiz during his journeys with the US Coast Survey along the Atlantic coasts of the Americas, and which were analysed by Schmidt. The second large collection is that from Japanese seas gathered by Ludwig Döderlein in 1879-1881 (200 exemplars). They are all from the Sagami bay area. The MZS Porifera collection was later (first half of 20th century) revised and completed by Emile Topsent who collected in the Naples area. Several other collectors should be mentioned to refine the view: Arnold Edward Ortmann with specimens from Tanzanian coasts, Ernst Haeckel (Adriatic sea), Nathaniel Gist Gee (Chinese coasts), Karl Möbius (North see and Mauritius), Alexandre Myèvre (Mediterranean sea) and several expeditions: the Deutsche Tiefsee Expedition (1898-1899), the Deutsche Südpolar Expedition (1901-1903), the Barents (1882), Varna (1883) and Hassler (1871) Expeditions.Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
wordlwide flora
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Marie-Dominique Wandhammeroriginator
position: Curator
Musée Zoologique de Strasbourg
Musée Zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg Ville et Eurométropole de Strasbourg Direction de la Culture · Service des Musées. 1 parc de l'Étoile
Strasbourg
F67000
Telephone: (33) 390 24 04 97
email: marie-dominique.wandhammer@cus-strasbourg.net
homepage: http://www.musees-strasbourg.org/F/musees/zoologique/zoo.html
Marie Meister
originator
position: Curator
Musée Zoologique de Strasbourg
Musée Zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg Ville et Eurométropole de Strasbourg Direction de la Culture · Service des Musées. 1 parc de l'Étoile
Strasbourg
F67000
email: mf.meister@unistra.fr
Elisabeth Ludes-Fraulob
originator
position: Collection manager
Musée Zoologique de Strasbourg
Musée Zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg Ville et Eurométropole de Strasbourg Direction de la Culture · Service des Musées. 1 parc de l'Étoile
Strasbourg
F67000
email: Elisabeth.LUDES-FRAULOB@strasbourg.eu
David Carita
originator
position: Assistant curator
Musée Zoologique de Strasbourg
Musée Zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg Ville et Eurométropole de Strasbourg Direction de la Culture · Service des Musées. 1 parc de l'Étoile
Strasbourg
F67000
Telephone: +33 (0)3 68 85 04 92
email: David.CARITA@strasbourg.eu
homepage: http://www.musees-strasbourg.org/F/musees/zoologique/zoo.html
Marie Meister
metadata author
position: Curator
Musée Zoologique de Strasbourg
Musée Zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg Ville et Eurométropole de Strasbourg Direction de la Culture · Service des Musées. 1 parc de l'Étoile
Strasbourg
F67000
email: mf.meister@unistra.fr
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Marie-Dominique Wandhammer
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Musée Zoologique de Strasbourg
Musée Zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg Ville et Eurométropole de Strasbourg Direction de la Culture · Service des Musées. 1 parc de l'Étoile
Strasbourg
F67000
Telephone: (33) 390 24 04 97
email: marie-dominique.wandhammer@cus-strasbourg.net
homepage: http://www.musees-strasbourg.org/F/musees/zoologique/zoo.html