bmhs_echinoderm_collection

Study Extent

The extent of this study is confined to the collections which have already been donated to the museum since it’s conception in 1933.

Sampling

For the BMHS, there is no field sampling, as specimens are donated to the museum from various sources. Unfortunately, not every specimen donated is given a proper sampling record by the donor upon receipt of the specimen.

Method steps

1. Ech specimen has an ownership record when donated to the Museum. After being received, the specimens are stored, research for classification, measured and photographed before being added to the data set for the publication.

All specimens were identified to family and species, using various resources to verify the taxonomic data

1. Mellita
   rank: genus
2. Echinometra
   rank: genus
3. Oreaster
   rank: genus
4. Linckia
   rank: genus
5. Ophiocoma
   rank: genus
6. Tripneustes
   rank: genus
7. Ophioderma
   rank: genus
8. Diadema
   rank: genus
9. Luidia
   rank: genus
10. Meoma
    rank: genus
11. Astrophyton
    rank: genus
12. Eucidaris
    rank: genus
13. Peltaster
    rank: genus

The Barbados Museum & Historical Society is located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bridgetown and It’s Garrison. It has been established as a museum since 1933.