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Canadian Museum of Nature Crustacea Collection

Dataset homepage

Citation

Gagnon J, Torgersen J (2021). Canadian Museum of Nature Crustacea Collection. Version 1.20. Canadian Museum of Nature. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/thiry8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-02-24.

Description

Dating back to the 1800s, the Canadian Museum of Nature's Crustacea Collection contains specimens associated with the exploration and development of Canada. Gammaridea, Caprellidea, Isopoda, Hyperiidea, and Mysidacea are the major groups found in the collection, which totals ca. 176,000 lots. The Amphipoda representation is particularly substantial as a result of the many years of research by Dr. Edward L. Bousfield

Taxonomic Coverages

The Crustacea Collection contains strong taxonomic representation of the following large groups: Cladocera, Ostracoda, Copepoda, Amphipoda, Isopoda, Cumacea, Mysidacea, Euphausidea, and Decapoda. Amphipods are particularly well represented, following the field work and taxonomic research of Dr. Edward L. Bousfield.
  1. Cladocera
    common name: water flea rank: class
  2. Ostracoda
    rank: order
  3. Copepoda
    rank: subclass
  4. Amphipoda
    rank: order
  5. Isopoda
    rank: order
  6. Cumacea
    rank: order
  7. Mysidae
    rank: family
  8. Euphausiacea
    rank: order
  9. Decapoda
    rank: order

Geographic Coverages

The primary geographic representation is North America (not exclusively), with emphasis on Canada, including Canadian Arctic. A large proportion of the taxa are marine (Northeast Pacific, Arctic and Northwest Atlantic).

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jean-Marc Gagnon
originator
position: Curator, Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4066
email: jmgagnon@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/jean-marc-gagnon
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-4215
John Torgersen
metadata author
position: Assistant Collections Information Manager
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
email: jtorgersen@nature.ca
Jean-Marc Gagnon
curator
position: Curator, Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4066
email: jmgagnon@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/jean-marc-gagnon
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-4215
Jean-Marc Gagnon
administrative point of contact
position: Curator, Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4066
email: jmgagnon@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/jean-marc-gagnon
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-4215
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