Details for Collection of invertebrates in liquid
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| Collection data |
| Name | Collection of invertebrates in liquid |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | A general collection of specimens of marine invertebrates kept in liquids |
| Description for specialists | Collection of about 1000 specimens of various invertebrates such as Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platelminta, Mollusca, Sipuncula, Anellida, Crustacea (Decapoda), Arachnida, Briozoa, Echinodermata, Tunicata. The collection consists mainly of specimens collected in Italy during the second half of the twentieth century by G. Ardizzone and F. Gravina.
Material partly identified |
| Cite as | |
| 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 |
| Passive growth |
| Collectors |
| F. Gravina, G. Ardizzone, various and unknown collectors |
| Expeditions |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods |
| Specimens collected mainly during the twentieth century |
| Collection extents |
| 2000 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage |
| Decapoda, Arachnida, Diplopoda, Porifera, Cnidaria, Echinodermata |
| Common name coverage |
| Collection of various invertebrates such as Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platelminta, Mollusca |
| Geospatial coverage |
| Italy, Southeast Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Australia, Thyrrehnian Sea and Bay of Naples (strength) |
| Living time periods |
| Actual |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| Fluid-preserved |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| nonexistent |