Name:
Worms (Luomus)
Name (fi):
Madot (Luomus)
Name (sv):
Maskar (Luomus)
Type:
Specimens
Description:
Worm collection of the Finnish Museum of Natural History comprises specimens of various phyla of free-living and parasitic worm-like animals, including Annelida, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Acanthocephala and Nematomorpha. Helminths make an important part of this colletion.
Description (fi):
Luomuksen selkärangattomien kokoelman osakokoelma, joka käsittää useita matomaisten eläinten pääjaksoja: nivelmadot (Annelida), laakamadot (Platyhelminthes), sukkulamadot (Nematoda), väkäkärsämadot (Acanthocephala) ja jouhimadot (Nematomorpha). Sisäloiset muodostavat tärkeän osan kokoelmaa.
Taxonomic coverage:
Annelida, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Acanthocephala, Nematomorpha
Geographic coverage:
World
Methods:
Specimens stored in alcohol, microscope slide preparations
License for use:
Creative Commons Attribution
Size (approx.):
20000
% digitized (approx.):
95
Location of collection:
Arkadiankatu 7
Person responsible:
Väinölä, Risto
Location of data and backups:
Kotka
Amount of type specimens (approx.):
630
Data quality:
5 star
Language:
mixed
Status of this metadata:
comprehensive
Contact email:
risto.vainola@helsinki.fi
Collection quality:
Professional / professionally curated
Share to GBIF:
HR.1067
Institution code:
MZH
Bounding box latitude min (WGS84):
-63.912130
Bounding box latitude max (WGS84):
79.920000
Bounding box longitude min (WGS84):
-157.683055
Bounding box longitude max (WGS84):
179.000000