Details for Dried invertebrates
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| Collection data |
| Name | Dried invertebrates |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | A general collection of dried crabs, shrimps, lobsters, spiders, scorpions, millepedes, sponges, corals and starfishes |
| Description for specialists | Collection of 612 specimens of different invertebrates [103 Crustacea (Decapoda), 157 Arachnida (Araneae, Scorpiones), 7 Diplopoda, 345 Porifera/Cnidaria/Echinodermata) originated from some collections (e.g. Garavaglia, Luigioni, Agostinucci and Clermont) with two specimens of Tarantula palmata from Guatemala as gift from Prof. Mario Giaquinto.
Specimens collected essentially from Italy and partly from Southeast Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Australia mainly during the 50s with some specimens collected in 1999-2000, some others during the 20s-30s and old ones during the late nineteenth century. The material is identified but not incorporated into main collection; it is exposed in 22 entomological-like boxes (9 boxes for Decapoda, 13 boxes for Arachnida and Diplopoda) in 9 drawers (5 drawers for Decapoda and 4 drawers for Arachnida and Diplopoda), 6 general boxes (4 for Decapoda, 1 for Echinodermata), 4 windows (Porifera/Cnidaria) |
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| Provenance | |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | |
| Known to contain types | Not known to contain types |
| Rights |
| Rights | The materials are property of the Municipality of Rome |
| Access rights | The collection is freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff |
| Usage restrictions | Destructive or invasive assays are normally prohibited or must be previously agreed with the managerial staff. Uses other than for scientific research (e.g. extensive taking of pictures for commercial use) are subject to written contracts |
| Collection types |
| Animals, Taxonomic |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
| Level 3 |
Unidentified material, sorted to "Loanable units" (usually genus, but variable depending on group) and accessible to the research community. For most groups of Diptera, this was material sorted to family level. |
| Level 4 |
Material identified to species level but not incorporated into main collection (e.g., material identified for biodiversity or ecological studies, surveys, etc.). |
| Date |
14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Development status |
| Static |
| Collectors |
| M. Bon, V. Vignoli, Various and unknown collectors |
| Expeditions |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods |
| Specimens collected mainly during the 50s of the twentieth century, with some specimens collected in 1999-2000, some others during the 20s-30s of the twentieth century and the old ones during the late nineteenth century |
| Collection extents |
| 612 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage |
| Decapoda, Arachnida, Diplopoda, Porifera, Cnidaria, Echinodermata |
| Common name coverage |
| Collection of dried invertebrates: crabs, shrimps, lobsters, spiders, scorpions, millepedes, sponges |
| Geospatial coverage |
| Italy (strength), Southeast Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Australia |
| Living time periods |
| Actual |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| Dried |
| Media |
| 22 entomological-like boxes |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| nonexistent |