Non-molluscan LACM Invertebrates

Occurrence Specimen
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Description

In 1978 with the purchase of an Alpha-Micro AM-100 mini-computer, our MalacologyDepartment began electronically databasing its stations and collections. Non-molluscan taxawere dispersed to the Sections of Crustacea, Echinoderms, Polychaetes, and the MarineBiodiversity Center (MBC). Specimens in Crustacea, Polychaetes and the MBC were digitizedduring the NSF-funded DigIn (2020-2026) digitization effort and are reported here. Thecataloging followed a scheme similar to the former Allan Hancock Foundation catalogingscheme. The acronym LACM is followed by a 2- or 4- digit year indicating date of specimencollection, followed by a hyphen and a sequential number. The collection is worldwide in scope.

Data Records

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Occurrence (core)
9643
Multimedia 
1280

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Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Regina Wetzer
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
  • Curator and Director Marine Biodiversity Center
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US
  • +1-213-763-3386
Jenessa Wall
  • Metadata Provider
  • Assistant Collections Manager
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US
Adam Wall
  • Originator
  • Collections Manager, Crustacea
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US
Emma Perez
  • Originator
  • Digitization Lead
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US
N. Dean Pentcheff
  • Originator
  • DISCO Project Manager
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US
Kathy Omura
  • Originator
  • Senior Collections Manager, Marine Biodiversity Center
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US
  • +1-213-763-3386
Ethan Kahn
  • Originator
  • Digitization Technician
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US
Caroline Haymaker
  • Originator
  • Associate Collections Manager
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US
Leslie Harris
  • Originator
  • Collections Manager, Polychaetes
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US
Will Farris
  • Originator
  • Digitization Technician
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US
Vijay Barve
  • Originator
  • Digitization Project Manager
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US
Jenessa Wall
  • Metadata Provider
  • DigIn Specialist and Collections Manager
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • 900 Exposition Boulevard
90007 Los Angeles
California
US

Geographic Coverage

Collection is worldwide in scope.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-77.832, -175.893], North East [71.567, 179.417]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Chromista, Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda, Nemertea, Annelida, Brachiopoda, Chordata, Hemichordata, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Porifera, Nematoda, Platyhelminthes, Chaetognatha, Foraminifera, Ochrophyta, Bryozoa, Cnidaria
Class Holothuroidea, Hydrozoa, Ostracoda, Clitellata, Polychaeta, Hexacorallia, Phaeophyceae, Bivalvia, Ascidiacea, Octocorallia, Pycnogonida, Gastropoda, Demospongiae, Holocephali, Pilidiophora, Thecostraca, Enteropneusta, Gymnolaemata, Calcarea, Copepoda, Polyplacophora, Scyphozoa, Remipedia, Hexactinellida, Ophiuroidea, Branchiopoda, Malacostraca, Teleostei, Ichthyostraca
Order Nudibranchia, Clionaida, Scleractinia, Heteronemertea, Amphipoda, Ophiurida, Calanoida, Decapoda, Zoantharia, Harpacticoida, Amphinomida, Aplousobranchia, Merliida, Myodocopida, Tetractinellida, Scleralcyonacea, Bubarida, Scalpellomorpha, Cheilostomatida, Myida, Podocopida, Lepetellida, Halocyprida, Stolidobranchia, Haplosclerida, Euphausiacea, Cyclestherida, Anostraca, Dictyoceratida, Sipuncula, Ceriantharia, Lophogastrida, Pollicipedomorpha, Chimaeriformes, Gobiiformes, Suberitida, Nectiopoda, Cumacea, Mytilida, Mysida, Neogastropoda, Ostreida, Polymastiida, Stomatopoda, Pantopoda, Phyllodocida, Balanomorpha, Desmacellida, Spinicaudata, Monstrilloida, Siphonostomatoida, Leucosolenida, Spongillida, Tanaidacea, Malacalcyonacea, Littorinimorpha, Poecilosclerida, Mystacocaridida, Eunicida, Actiniaria, Notostraca, Axinellida, Fucales, Myzostomida, Leptostraca, Tethyida, Sceptrulophora, Verongiida, Terebellida, Arguloida, Cyclopoida, Leptothecata, Amphilepidida, Chondrillida, Isopoda, Laevicaudata

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1893-05-19 / 2014-07-12

Project Data

No Description available

Title DigInTCN
Identifier DigInTCN

The personnel involved in the project:

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers https://ipt.vertnet.org/resource?r=lacm