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The 'Frank J. Myers Rotifera collection' at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Ist Teil von
Hydrobiologia, 2005-09, Vol.546 (1), p.137-140
Ort / Verlag
Dordrecht: Springer
Erscheinungsjahr
2005
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP) houses the world's most comprehensive collection of Rotifera on microscope slides. A particular strength of this major reference collection and type repository lies in the excellent preparation of specimens in life-like extended state and its balanced coverage of the phylum. The collection is almost worldwide in scope, and currently comprises 774 valid taxa, equalling a taxon coverage of 88.2% (families), 75.4% (genera), and 39.1% (species) compared to taxon numbers currently known to occur worldwide. A searchable database plus illustrated catalog has now been published on CD-ROM and on the Academy's website. The poor representation of Rotifera in natural history collections and their generally poor curation and conservation is commented upon.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]