UWIZM Echinoderms

Mike Rutherford; Renoir Auguste

doi:10.15468/pqevja

UWIZM Echinoderms

Citation

Rutherford M, Auguste R (2018). UWIZM Echinoderms. Version 1.3. The University of the West Indies Zoology Museum (UWIZM). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/pqevja accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-06-22.

Description

This dataset contains records from the majority of the UWIZM echinoderm collections.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Trinidad, Dominica and Antigua

Sampling

Specimens were collected by a variety of methods including hand collection whilst snorkeling, sorting through beach debris, deep-sea trawling by a research vessel

Quality Control

Specimen identifications were checked by at least two people.

Method steps

1. Specimens in the collection were assessed for existing data (labels in jars, details in registers, etc,) 2. Identifications were confirmed or made using a variety of literature sources (scientific papers, books, online resources) 3. Specimens were photographed and properly stored then the data was uploaded to the UWIZM Past Perfect database

Taxonomic Coverages

Echinoderms were identified mainly to species or genus.

Asteroidea
rank: class
Astropectinidae
rank: family
Luidiidae
rank: family
Echinoidea
rank: class
Arbaciidae
rank: family
Toxopneustidae
rank: family
Cidaridae
rank: family
Clypeasteridae
rank: family
Mellitidae
rank: family
Echinometridae
rank: family
Brissidae
rank: family
Holothuroidea
rank: class
Chiridotidae
rank: family
Cucumariidae
rank: family
Holothuriidae
rank: family
Stichopodidae
rank: family
Sclerodactylidae
rank: family
Ophiuroidea
rank: class
Ophiactidae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Records mainly from Trinidad & Tobago but also a few from the Lesser Antilles including Antigua and Dominica.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Mike Rutherford
originator
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Renoir Auguste
originator
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike Rutherford
metadata author
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike Rutherford
curator
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike Rutherford
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu