RBINS Cnidaria collection

Yves Samyn

doi:10.15468/3a83zy

RBINS Cnidaria collection

Citation

Samyn Y, Vandenberghe T, Cooleman S, Theeten F (2023). RBINS Cnidaria collection. Version 1.9. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/3a83zy accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-11-29.

Description

The RBINS holds a very important collection of Cnidaria. Dr. E. Leloup from the RBINS and Prof. Dr. Bouillon from the Université Libre de Bruxelles collected non-Siphonophoran Hydrozoa (hydroid polyps) – approximately 800 species in total, 65 of which are nominal species and varieties. The collection contains specimens in alcohol as well as microscope slides. It is completely inventoried and searchable using the DaRWIN database. We also have Siphonophora, colonial Hydrozoa that include the world-famous and dangerous Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis). We have fewer Scyphozoa, but this is a reflection of their low diversity (there are only 200 known species). On the other hand, the Anthozoa collection is more impressive and includes soft and hard corals, gorgonians, sea pens, and sea anemones. It contains specimens from exotic locations such as the Maldives and Papua New Guinea. Within the hard corals, the family Fungiidae is especially well represented both the wet and dry collections. This is the result of dedicated collecting for research into the interactions between rock-boring Leptoconchus molluscs and corals and the ecology of this group. In total, the RBINS holds more than 6500 cnidarian specimens, including a 500-some types.

Taxonomic Coverages

Cnidaria
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Congo, Croatia, Denmark, Djibouti, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Spain, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Yves Samyn
originator
position: Curator
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences - Department of Scientific Heritage Service
Vautierstraat 29
Brussels
1000
BE

Thomas Vandenberghe
metadata author
position: Data manager
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
Vautierstraat 29
Brussels
1000
BE
email: tvandenberghe@naturalsciences.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9269-6548

Stijn Cooleman
metadata author
position: Biodiversity Data Officer
Belgian Biodiversity Platform
BE
email: s.cooleman@biodiversity.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3029-0451

Franck Theeten
metadata author
position: Database manager
Royal Museum for Central Africa
BE
email: franck.theeten@africamuseum.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0626-538X

Patrick Semal
content provider
position: Head of Scientific Heritage
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
Vautierstraat 29
Brussels
1000
BE
email: psemal@naturalsciences.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4048-7728

Jean-Marc Herpers
custodian steward
position: Curator of digital data
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
Brussels
BE
email: jmherpers@naturalsciences.be

administrative point of contact
Biodiversity and Ecological Data and Information Centre - Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
Vautierstraat 29
Brussels
1000
BE
email: info@bedic.be