tissue | specimen
Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Animalia > Chordata > Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Scombridae > Thunnus

Identification

Accepted NameThunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
TaxonomyAnimalia > Chordata > Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Scombridae > Thunnus
Name According toCatalogue of Life
Original NameThunnus albacares
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Chordata > Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Scombridae > Thunnus > albacares
Status Original Nameaccepted species
Resolving Stateresolved on species level

Gathering Event

CountryVanuatu (Oceania)
LocalityBanks Island between Santa Maria and Vanua Lava Islands
Collector(s)Vanuatu team
Collector's numbers.n.
Collection Date1997-05-15
Collecting Sourcenot provided

Tissue

Catalog Number8999
Collection CodeKUIT
Institution CodeKU
Institution Full NameUniversity of Kansas Biodiversity Institute
Record BasisMaterialSample
Sample Typetissue
Establishment Meansnot provided

Preparation

TypeMuscle

KUBI Ichthyology Tissue Collection

DescriptionThe University of Kansas Ichthyology frozen tissue collection continues to expand rapidly and has broad representation of both marine and freshwater fish diversity - 11,000 individual tissue samples from 2384 taxa (297 families and 1077 genera) and 38 countries (Australia, Belize, Ethiopia, Fiji, Nepal, Seychelles, South Africa and Tonga etc., as well as oceanic localities). The collections and the scope of research activities in the division continue to grow due to the ongoing activities of ichthyology staff and students. The collection is used by national and international researchers as well as by state and federal agencies. The Division of Ichthyology is designated as a Regional Center in the Midwest and Great Plains Regions (Collette & Lachner 1976, Copeia 1976: 625-642; Poss and Collette 1995, Copeia 1995: 48-70) and is among the top twenty ichthyological collections in the country. Almost 60% of the specimens in the collection are from the Great Plains Region. The collection is an important resource for anyone interested in the region's fishes. The data concerning these faunas are not extensively duplicated by other ichthyological collections. The tissue collection comprises tissue samples originally collected in liquid nitrogen, DMSO and ethanol and stored in state-of-the-art liquid nitrogen dewars at -170°C. The tissues are made up mostly of muscle tissue but also includes, liver and other internal organs, fin clips and whole specimens. A large proportion of our collection has vouchers held either at KU or at other collections. The provenance of these vouchers is indicated in the database.
RightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License and University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Data Publication and Use Norms

Contacts

Collection Manager
Andrew Bentley, abentley@ku.edu , 1345 Jayhawk Blvd., KS US, 66046, +01 785-864-3863
Collection Manager
Andrew Bentley, abentley@ku.edu , 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard, KS US, 66045, +01 785-864-3863
VertNet Programmer
Laura Russell, larussell@gbif.org

Identification

Accepted NameThunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
TaxonomyAnimalia > Chordata > Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Scombridae > Thunnus
Name According toCatalogue of Life
Original NameThunnus albacares
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Chordata > Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Scombridae > Thunnus > albacares
Status Original Nameaccepted species
Resolving Stateresolved on species level

Gathering Event

CountryVanuatu (Oceania)
LocalityBanks Island between Santa Maria and Vanua Lava Islands
Collector(s)Vanuatu team
Collector's numbers.n.
Collection Date1997-05-15
Collecting Sourcenot provided

Specimen

GUID/Occurrence IDa34c9825-1b45-4c38-ad08-0d75b21e3f27
Catalog NumberI.37918-002
Collection CodeIchthyology
Institution CodeAM
Institution Full NameAustralian Museum
Record BasisPRESERVED_SPECIMEN
Sample Typespecimen
Establishment Meansnot provided

Australian Museum provider for OZCAM

DescriptionAustralian Museum provider for OZCAM
RightsAustralian Museum, http://australianmuseum.net.au/

Contacts

Webmaster
OZCAM Webmaster, OZCAM.CHAFC@gmail.com , N/A, N/A
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N/A, info@ala.org.au , CSIRO Ecosystems Services, ACT Australia, 2601, N/A
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N/A, null , 1 William Street, New South Wales Australia, 2010, (612) 9320 6000
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Loan information

not blockedspecimen available for loan
not blockedtissue available for loan

Disposition: In collection

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