Northern Michigan University (NMU) Parasite specimens (Arctos)

Kurt Galbreath

doi:10.15468/zmma66

Northern Michigan University (NMU) Parasite specimens (Arctos)

Citation

Galbreath K (2024). Northern Michigan University (NMU) Parasite specimens (Arctos). Version 1.17. Northern Michigan University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zmma66 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

The parasite collection of the Northern Michigan University Museum of Zoology primarily focuses on the arthropod and helminth parasites of small mammals from the Great Lakes region. It also houses a large collection of parasites collected from American pikas. The majority of parasite specimens are linked to archived host voucher and tissue specimens at NMU and other institutions.

Purpose

Education and Research

Sampling Description

Method steps

Additional info

Arctos Data Ownership and Use: http://arctosdb.org/home/data/; https://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Arthropod and helminth parasites of small mammals.

Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Platyhelminthes
rank: phylum
Nematoda
rank: phylum
Acanthocephala
rank: phylum

Geographic Coverages

Primarily the Great Lakes region with some representation from other areas of North America.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kurt Galbreath
originator
position: Faculty Curator
Northern Michigan University Museum of Zoology
Biology Department, Northern Michigan University, 2119 New Science Facility
Marquette
49855
MI
US
Telephone: (906) 227-1586
email: kurt.galbreath@gmail.com
homepage: https://nmu.edu/biology/northern-museum-zoology
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-0833

Kurt Galbreath
metadata author
position: Faculty Curator
Northern Michigan University Museum of Zoology
Biology Department, Northern Michigan University, 2119 New Science Facility
Marquette
49855
MI
US
Telephone: (906) 227-1586
email: kurt.galbreath@gmail.com
homepage: https://nmu.edu/biology/northern-museum-zoology
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-0833

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Infor
VertNet
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

Kurt Galbreath
administrative point of contact
position: Faculty Curator
Northern Michigan University Museum of Zoology
Biology Department, Northern Michigan University, 2119 New Science Facility
Marquette
49855
MI
US
Telephone: (906) 227-1586
email: kurt.galbreath@gmail.com
homepage: https://nmu.edu/biology/northern-museum-zoology
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-0833