DMNS Parasite Collection (Arctos)

Occurrence
Latest version published by Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Nov 23, 2024 Denver Museum of Nature & Science

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Description

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Parasite Collection houses approximately 6,000 specimens or specimen lots of ectoparasites and endoparasites. Parasite specimens are linked to DMNS bird and mammal hosts, primarily collected since 2006, with a focus on the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions. The collection is largely fluid, with some specimens mounted on slides.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 1,297 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Occurrence (core)
1297
Multimedia 
14

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How to cite

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science Parasite Collection

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: e8c6d072-2955-4c3e-955c-d9dfb0a2f91d.  Denver Museum of Nature & Science publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

Contacts

John Demboski
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
  • Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
  • 2001 Colorado Blvd.
80205-5798 Denver
CO
US
  • +01 303-370-6443
Andrew Doll
  • Point Of Contact
  • Zoology Collections Manager
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
  • 2001 Colorado Blvd.
80205-5798 Denver
CO
US
  • 303-370-8387
David Bloom
  • Programmer
  • VertNet Coordinator
John Wieczorek
  • Programmer
  • Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
Dusty McDonald
  • Point Of Contact
  • Arctos Database Programmer
Garth Spellman
  • Point Of Contact
  • Curator of Ornithology, Department of Zoology
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
  • 2001 Colorado Blvd.
80205-5798 Denver
CO
US
  • (303) 370-6469

Geographic Coverage

The DMNS parasite collection is global, with the largest holdings from the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Class Arachnida, Cestoda, Chromadorea, Insecta, Secernentea

Temporal Coverage

Living Time Period 2006-present

Additional Metadata

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Purpose

Natural History Research and Education

Alternative Identifiers e8c6d072-2955-4c3e-955c-d9dfb0a2f91d
https://ipt.vertnet.org/resource?r=dmn