Description
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography Benthic Invertebrate Collection (SIO-BIC) is a research repository housing more than 50,000 lots, representing more than 800,000 specimens and more than 7,600 species from marine environments worldwide.
The Collection includes extensive holdings from deep-sea environments (>1,000 m), chemosynthetic ecosystems (hydrothermal vents, hydrocarbon seeps, whale falls), Antarctica, and the eastern Pacific. Materials have been collected through a range of techniques, from intertidal hand collecting and SCUBA to trawls and deep-sea submersibles.
SIO-BIC contains more than 700 type lots and considerable material properly preserved for genomic studies (95% ethanol and ultracold storage). Multiple preparation types are often available for each lot (e.g., fluid voucher, ethanol subsample, dry material). The searchable electronic database, including a map search feature and specimen images, is updated weekly and publicly accessible online at http://tinyurl.com/siobic.
SIO-BIC supports scientific research by providing specimens for study of the taxonomy, biogeography, and evolution of benthic invertebrates, including the description of many new species. Specimens are available for examination at Scripps and for loan to researchers at recognized institutions worldwide, consistent with our loan policies. Collection staff and materials also support education and public outreach via undergraduate and graduate classes, school programs, guest lectures, artist collaborations, and exhibits and events at the Birch Aquarium.
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 51,637 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Benthic Invertebrate Collection
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Scripps Institution of Oceanography. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: a267b6a7-91f9-457c-889a-481e7aa920b6. Scripps Institution of Oceanography publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.
Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen
Contacts
- Metadata Provider ●
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- Point Of Contact
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Geographic Coverage
Marine habitats worldwide, with emphasis on the eastern Pacific, Antarctic, and deep sea (>1,000 m).
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Marine invertebrates, primarily benthic but including some pelagic representatives.
| Phylum | Annelida (segmented worms), Arthropoda (arthropods), Brachiopoda (lamp shells), Bryozoa (moss animals), Cnidaria (cnidarians), Ctenophora (comb jellies), Echinodermata (echinoderms), Mollusca (mollusks), Nemertea (ribbon worms), Nematoda (round worms), Platyhelminthes (flat worms), Porifera (sponges), Xenacoelomorpha (xenacoelomorphs) |
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| Subphylum | Crustacea (crustaceans), Chelicerata (sea spiders, horseshoe crabs, etc.), Tunicata (tunicates) |
| Class | Crinoidea (crinoids), Asteroidea (sea stars), Ophiuroidea (brittle stars, basket stars), Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers), Echinoidea (sea urchins), Bivalvia (bivalves), Gastropoda (gastropods), Polyplacophora (chitons), Cephalopoda (cephalopods), Monoplacophora (monoplacophorans), Aplacophora (aplacophorans), Calcarea (calcareous sponges), Demospongiae (demosponges), Hexactinellida (glass sponges), Homoscleromorpha (sponges) |
Temporal Coverage
| Formation Period | 1902-current |
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Collection Data
| Collection Name | SIO Benthic Invertebrate Collection |
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| Specimen preservation methods | Alcohol, Deep frozen, Dried, Formalin, Microscopic preparation |
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Additional Metadata
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ and http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html
| Alternative Identifiers | a267b6a7-91f9-457c-889a-481e7aa920b6 |
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| http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=sio_benthicinverts |