Description
The collection of African decapod crustaceans is part of the Crustacea collection of the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa. It comprises 1114 accessions, which correspond to about 4528 specimens of decapod crustaceans belonging to 86 families. Most of these specimens are part of a batch that was deposited in the museum between 1984 and 1990 by the former Instituto de Investigação das Pescas and Centro de Zoologia do Instituto de Investigação Científica e Tropical and comprises specimens collected in the missions promoted by the Government of Portugal to the former Portuguese territories in Africa, in the decades of 40 to 60 of the sec. XX. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ A colecção de crustáceos decápodes africanos faz parte da Colecção de Crustáceos do Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa. Compreende 1107 entradas, que correspondem a cerca de 4516 espécimes, pertencentes a 86 famílias. Na sua maioria, estes exemplares fazem parte de um conjunto que foi depositado, entre 1984 e 1990, pelo então Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e pelo Centro de Zoologia do Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical e compreende espécimes colectados em missões aos antigos territórios portugueses em África, promovidas pelo estado português nas décadas de 40 a 60 do séc. XX.
Data Records
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Cartaxana A, Soares L (2018): African Decapoda collection from the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência. National Museum of Natural History and Science, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=african_decapoda_collection_-_museu_nacional_de_historia_natural_e_da_ciencia&
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GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 013f0b8f-e783-4afe-936a-6095d27dce60. Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Portugal.
Keywords
Occurrence; Crustacea; Decapoda; Africa; Indian Ocean; South Atlantic Ocean; Specimen
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Geographic Coverage
The collection presents specimens collected in field campaigns carried out in the Portuguese Speaking African Countries, namely Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Cape Verde.
Bounding Coordinates | South West [-32.547, -26.367], North East [21.617, 52.734] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
This collection covers species of the order Decapoda of the Crustacea, that were collected in African East Atlantic and western Indian oceans.
Order | Decapoda |
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Family | Acidopsidae, Acidopsidae, Albuneidae, Alpheidae, Alpheidae, Aristeidae, Atyidae, Benthesicymidae, Calappidae, Calappidae, Callianassidae, Carcinidae, Carpiliidae, Crangonidae, Diogenidae, Domeciidae, Dorippidae, Dorippidae, Dromiidae, Epialtidae, Epialtidae, Ethusidae, Eumunididae, Euryplacidae, family, Galatheidae, Gecarcinidae, Geryonidae, Grapsidae, Hippidae, Hippolytidae, Homolidae, Inachidae, Inachoididae, Leucosiidae, Leucosiidae, Lithodidae, Lysmatidae, Majidae, Majidae, Majidae, Matutidae, Menippidae, Munididae, Nematocarcinidae, Ocypodidae, Oplophoridae, Oziidae, Paguridae, Palaemonidae, Palaemonidae, Palinuridae, Pandalidae, Panopeidae, Panopeidae, Parthenopidae, Pasiphaeidae, Pasiphaeidae, Penaeidae, Penaeidae, Percnidae, Pilumnidae, Pirimelidae, Plagusiidae, Polybiidae, Polybiidae, Polychelidae, Porcellanidae, Porcellanidae, Portunidae, Portunidae, Processidae, Raninidae, Raninidae, Rhynchocinetidae, Scyllaridae, Sergestidae, Sergestidae, Sesarmidae, Sicyoniidae, Solenoceridae, Trapeziidae, Upogebiidae, Varunidae, Xanthidae, Xanthidae |
Species | Acantharctus posteli, Acanthocarpus brevispinis, Acanthonyx lunulatus, Acidops cessacii, Aegaeon cataphractus, Afruca tangeri, Albunea paretii, Alpheus bouvieri, Alpheus dentipes, Alpheus heterochaelis, Alpheus holthuisi, Alpheus malleator, Alpheus rugimanus, Apiomithrax bocagei, Apiomithrax bocagei, Apiomithrax violaceus, Aristaeopsis edwardsiana, Aristeus varidens, Asthenognathus atlanticus, Atergatis floridus, Athanas grimaldii, Athanas nitescens, Athanas nouvelae, Atya scabra, Bathynectes maravigna, Benthesicymus bartletti, Brachycarpus biunguiculatus, Calappa gallus, Calappa granulata, Calappa hepatica, Calappa pelii, Calappa rubroguttata, Callinectes, Callinectes amnicola, Callinectes gladiator, Callinectes marginatus, Callinectes pallidus, Callinectes pallidus, Cardisoma armatum, Carpilius convexus, Chaceon quinquedens, Challengerosergia talismani, Cinetorhynchus rigens, Clibanarius virescens, Coralliope parvula, Cronius ruber, Cryptosoma cristatum, Cyclograpsus integer, Cycloxanthops occidentalis, Dardanus arrosor, Dardanus calidus, Dardanus megistos, Distolambrus maltzami, Domecia acanthophora, Dromia nodosa, Epixanthus helleri, Ethusa mascarone, Euchirograpsus americanus, Eumunida picta, Eupilumnus africanus, Eurypanopeus blanchardi, Exhippolysmata hastatoides, Geograpsus lividus, Glyphus marsupialis, Glyptoxanthus angolensis, Goniopsis cruentata, Grapsus albolineatus, Grapsus grapsus, Herbstia rubra, Hippa testudinaria, Holthuispenaeopsis atlantica, Homola barbata, Hymenopenaeus debilis, Ilia spinosa, Inachus angolensis, Inachus dorsettensis, Liocarcinus corrugatus, Machaerus oxyacantha, Macrobrachium, Macrobrachium chevalieri, Macrobrachium macrobrachion, Macrobrachium vollenhoveni, Macropodia intermedia, Macropodia rostrata, Maja squinado, Mebeli michaelseni, Medorippe lanata, Menippe nodifrons, Metapenaeopsis miersi, Micropisa ovata, Monodaeus rouxi, Munida rutllanti, Nanocassiope melanodactyla, Nematocarcinus cursor, Nematopalaemon hastatus, Ocypode africana, Ocypode ceratophthalmus, Ocypode cursor, Ocypode kuhlii, Oplophorus spinosus, Pachycheles bellus, Pachygrapsus gracilis, Pachygrapsus transversus, Pachygrapsus, Palaemon elegans, Panopeus africanus, Panulirus guttatus, Panulirus homarus, Panulirus ornatus, Panulirus regius, Paractaea margaritaria, Paractaea rufopunctata, Parapenaeus longirostris, Parapilumnus pisifer, Parasesarma guttatum, Paraxanthias eriphioides, Pasiphaea semispinosa, Penaeus brasiliensis, Penaeus duorarum, Penaeus indicus, Penaeus kerathurus, Penaeus kerathurus, Percnon planissimum, Petrolisthes, Petrolisthes lamarckii, Phyllodorippe armata, Phyllodorippe armata, Pilumnus stebbingi, Pilumnus vespertilio, Pisa carinimana, Plagusia depressa, Platypodiella picta, Plesionika carinata, Plesionika heterocarpus, Plesionika martia, Plesionika narval, Polycheles typhlops, Pontonia pinnophylax, Portunus inaequalis, Processa intermedia, Psathyrocaris fragilis, Psathyrocaris infirma, Pseudomedaeus africanus, Pseudomyra mbizi, Pseudomyra mbizi, Raninoides bouvieri, Rhynchocinetes serratus, Robustosergia robusta, Sanquerus validus, Scyllarides latus, Scyllarides caparti, Scyllarides herklotsii, Scyllarides pygmaeus, Sicyonia carinata, Sicyonia galeata, Solenocera membranacea, Spinolambrus macrochelos, Spinolambrus macrochelos, Stenorhynchus seticornis, Stereomastis sculpta, Synalpheus tumidomanus, Thalamita crenata, Thalamita integra, Thalamita crenata, Thalamita poissonii, Thalamita prymna, Trapezia cymodoce, Typton spongicola, Xaiva mcleayi, Xantho hydrophilus, Xantho pilipes, Xanthodius inaequalis |
Temporal Coverage
Start Date / End Date | 1945-01-11 / 1972-11-28 |
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Sampling Methods
Sampling was carried out in Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and Guinea Bissau, integreted in several missions in these territories since 1945. There was not a common sampling methods for all the events. Sampling was made from oceanegraphic ships with several collecting methods or by hand on the coastal zone or in estuaries and rivers
Study Extent | This dataset contains data from an African Decapoda collection that includes specimens from scientific/biodiversity studies from missions carried out by the portuguese governament and the ancient portuguese territories in Africa. |
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Quality Control | Specimens were checked individually and all the data available in the catalog and data sheets for each specimen was confirmed and digitized. |
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Collection Data
Collection Name | African Decapod Crustacea |
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Parent Collection Identifier | MB12 |
Specimen preservation methods | Alcohol |
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Additional Metadata
Alternative Identifiers | 013f0b8f-e783-4afe-936a-6095d27dce60 |
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