KwaZulu-Natal Museum-Crustacea-collection

Siyabonga Zamisa

doi:10.15468/sbg2kg

KwaZulu-Natal Museum-Crustacea-collection

Citation

Zamisa S (2023). KwaZulu-Natal Museum-Crustacea-collection. KwaZulu-Natal Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/sbg2kg accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.

Description

The Crustacean collection is one of many collections found from the Department of Natural Science at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum. The collection is a minor but important collection within the museum, housing an important set of locally and international specimens. The collection is primarily used by external researchers, as our researchers have traditionally focussed on other groups.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Dataset comprises historical records from 1903 to 2008.

Sampling

Since it a historical collection, there isn't enough information regarding sampling

Method steps

Dataset has been clean in OpenRefine by a data technician to the best of their ability.

Taxonomic Coverages

The collection covers 73 families. From Acanthizidae to Xanthidae, most content is descibed to family level.

Acanthizidae
rank: family
Branchipodidae
rank: family
Calappidae
rank: family
Diogenidae
rank: family
Eriphiidae
rank: family
Gonodactylidae
rank: family
Hippidae
rank: family
Lepadidae
rank: family
Streptocephalidae
rank: family
Xanthidae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

The Crustacean records contained in the KZNM collection are predominantly found in Africa

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Siyabonga Zamisa
originator
position: Data Technician
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
237 Jabu Ndlovu Street
Pietermaritzburg
3201
KwaZulu-Natal
ZA
Telephone: +27333410524
email: szamisa@nmsa.org.za
userId: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-1525-0980

Siyabonga Zamisa
metadata author
position: Data Technician
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
237 Jabu Ndlovu Street
Pietermaritzburg
3201
KwaZulu-Natal
ZA
Telephone: +27333410524
email: szamisa@nmsa.org.za
userId: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-1525-0980

John Midgley
administrative point of contact
position: Assistant Director
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
237 Jabu Ndlovu Street
Pietermaritzburg
3201
KwaZulu-Natal
ZA
Telephone: +27333410559
email: szamisa@nmsa.org.za
homepage: http://www.nmsa.org.za

Siyabonga Zamisa
administrative point of contact
position: Data Technician
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
237 Jabu Ndlovu Street
Pietermaritzburg
3201
KwaZulu-Natal
ZA
Telephone: +27333410524
email: szamisa@nmsa.org.za
userId: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-1525-0980