Invertebrates of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum (GNM)

Christian Bohm

doi:10.15468/v0gwot

Invertebrates of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum (GNM)

Citation

Bohm C, Jonsson C (2023). Invertebrates of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum (GNM). Version 6.5. Gothenburg Natural History Museum (GNM). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/v0gwot accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-16.

Description

This database contains specimens of invertebrates from the Gothenburg natural history museum, collected from the early 1800´s to the present. New specimens are added continuously. The main bulk of the collection consists of ethanol-preserved specimens of marine benthic invertebrates (notably L.A. Jägerskiölds marine survey 1921-1938 and the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative´s marine survey 2004-2009), parasitic worms from the Swedish west coast (notably collections from Peter Olsson and Orvar Nybelin) and dry mollusc shells. However, there are both wet and dry preserved specimens of a wide array of taxa from the entire world.

Taxonomic Coverages

Foraminiferan protista and all Metazoa, except Vertebrata, Hexapoda, Myriapoda, Arachnida, Pulmonata and various terrestrial Gastropoda.

Animalia
common name: Animals rank: kingdom
Foraminifera
rank: phylum
Mollusca
rank: phylum
Annelida
rank: phylum
Echinodermata
rank: phylum
Arthropoda
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

The collection consists of specimens from the entire globe, but with main focus on the southwest region of Sweden with the Skagerrak and Kattegatt seas.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Christian Bohm
originator
position: System administrator
Natural History Museum
Göteborg
SE

Charlotte Jonsson
metadata author
position: Administrator
Gothenburg Natural History Museum
Gothenburg
SE

Charlotte Jonsson
administrative point of contact
position: Administrator
Gothenburg Natural History Museum
Gothenburg
SE