RBINS Echinodermata collection
Citation
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences: RBINS Echinodermata collection https://doi.org/10.15468/usj8dz accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-14.Description
The RBINS is known for its rich echinoderm collections. The Institute has a particularly rich collection of sea cucumbers, with material from all over the world and many type specimens. Of particular interest to the taxonomic community are the several thousands of microscope slides of ossicles from thousands of specimens, including hundreds of type specimens.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Echinodermatarank: phylum
Geographic Coverages
Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Croatia, Cyprus, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guam, Guinea, Haiti, Hong Kong, SAR China, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Monaco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Spain, St Vincent and Grenadines, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara
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