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Ghent university - Zoology Museum - Nematod Collection

Citation

Verschelde D, Bert W, Brosens D (2021). Ghent university - Zoology Museum - Nematod Collection. Ghent University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/lg8wsd accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-01.

Description

The Ghent University Zoological museum holds a scientific collection of vertebrate and invertebrate specimens and a collection of anatomic preparates. The museum dates from 1817 and the original idea was to curate a didactic collection for educational purposes. Ghent University Zoology Museum curates a nematode type collection of over 4000 slides. Up till now, 3000+ slides are inventoried digitally. The collection contains a substantial amount of holotypes and paratypes. A revision of the collection is needed.

Additional info

This collection should be reviewed.

Taxonomic Coverages

Nematoda
  1. Nematoda
    rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

The collection holds Nematods from over the world.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Dominick Verschelde
originator
position: Museum Curator
Ugent
Ghent
BE
homepage: http://www.museumvoordierkunde.ugent.be
Wim Bert
originator
position: Professor
Ugent
Ghent
BE
Dimitri Brosens
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) / Belgian Biodiversity Platform
BE
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-9116
Dimitri Brosens
metadata author
Belgian Biodiversity Platform
Kliniekstraat
Brussels
1070
BE
email: dimitri.brosens@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-9116
Dominick Verschelde
administrative point of contact
position: Museum Curator
Ugent
Ghent
BE
homepage: http://www.museumvoordierkunde.ugent.be
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