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 2024-09-01.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.
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Animaliacommon name: Animals rank: kingdom
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Foraminiferarank: phylum
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Molluscarank: phylum
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Annelidarank: phylum
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Echinodermatarank: phylum
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Arthropodarank: 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 Bohmoriginator
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