University of California Santa Barbara Invertebrate Zoology Collection
Citation
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (2025). University of California Santa Barbara Invertebrate Zoology Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/w6hvhv accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-09.Description
The Invertebrate Zoology collection at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) originated as a teaching resource for an entomology class in the 1950s. The collection expanded significantly in 1960 when Dr. Adrian Wenner contributed his personal collection to enhance its diversity. Currently, the collection boasts over 40,000 arthropod specimens, predominantly insects, with a focus on those found in California. A particular emphasis is placed on the order Hymenoptera order, especially bees. Growth of the collection is sustained through student donations from class projects, UCSB faculty research, contributions from the UCSB Natural Reserve System, and research carried out at the UCSB Cheadle Center Citation: University of California Santa Barbara Invertebrate Zoology Collection. (2025). A Review of Biotic Interactions and Taxon Names Found in globalbioticinteractions/ucsb-izc hash://md5/500c2fc4f66e72938556607e9e1511f1. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15212951
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originatorEcdysis Portal
homepage: https://ecdysis.org/index.php
metadata author
Ecdysis Portal
homepage: https://ecdysis.org/index.php
administrative point of contact
University of California Santa Barbara Invertebrate Zoology Collection
email: seltmann@ucsb.edu
homepage: https://ccber.ucsb.edu/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-6048
Katja Seltmann
content provider
position: Director
email: seltmann@ucsb.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-6048