tissue | specimen
Melamphaidae
Animalia > Chordata > Actinopterygii > Stephanoberyciformes

Identification

Accepted NameMelamphaidae
TaxonomyAnimalia > Chordata > Actinopterygii > Stephanoberyciformes
Name According toFishBase in: Catalogue of Life
Original NameMelamphaidae
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Chordata > Actinopterygii > Stephanoberyciformes > Melamphaidae
Status Original Nameaccepted genus
Resolving Stateresolved on familia level

Gathering Event

CountryUnknown
LocalitySan Diego Trough off Point Loma, San Diego
Depth0.0000000000 - 700.0000000000 m
Collector(s)Smith, William Leo; Jensen, Kirsten; Girard, Matthew G; Davis, Matthew P; Jones, Christopher; Martin, Rene P; Martinez, Christopher; Sparks, John S
Collector's numbers.n.
Collection Date2016-05-18
Collecting Sourcenot provided

Tissue

Catalog Number11168
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 NameMelamphaidae
TaxonomyAnimalia > Chordata > Actinopterygii > Stephanoberyciformes
Name According toFishBase in: Catalogue of Life
Original NameMelamphaidae
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Chordata > Actinopterygii > Stephanoberyciformes > Melamphaidae
Status Original Nameaccepted genus
Resolving Stateresolved on familia level

Gathering Event

CountryUnknown
LocalitySan Diego Trough off Point Loma, San Diego
Depth0.0000000000 - 700.0000000000 m
Collector(s)Smith, William Leo; Jensen, Kirsten; Girard, Matthew G; Davis, Matthew P; Jones, Christopher; Martin, Rene P; Martinez, Christopher; Sparks, John S
Collector's numbers.n.
Collection Date2016-05-18
Collecting Sourcenot provided

Specimen

GUID/Occurrence IDb227eada-d845-4a73-b620-6aed786ec1d4
Catalog Number41995
Collection CodeKUI
Institution CodeKU
Institution Full NameUniversity of Kansas Biodiversity Institute
Record BasisPreservedSpecimen
Sample Typespecimen
Establishment Meansnot provided

KUBI Ichthyology Collection

DescriptionThe University of Kansas Ichthyology collection contains more than 680,000 specimens of fishes from around the world and is the basis of the research and educational activities of the Division of Ichthyology. The collection has an emphasis on freshwater fishes of the central United States and also has significant marine and estuarine collections. The fish collection has representation from 3171 taxa (297 families and 1262 genera) and 79 countries including Ecuador, Fiji, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua and various marine 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 Ichthyology collection comprises whole, wet, voucher specimens in 70% ethanol (98%), specimens maintained as dry skeletons (0.3%) and cleared and stained preparations in glycerine (1.7%). Other ancillary collections include a large slide and digital image collection of specimens and locations (some of which are linked to specimen records through the database), a large field note collection and a map collection.

The wet specimens are housed in a state-of-the-art fluid collection facility, opened in 1996. The facility has 2,400 square feet of collection storage space on four floors and is shared with Herpetology, Mammalogy, Ornithology, Entomology and Invertebrate Zoology. The collection storage environment is maintained at 65°F year-round by an HVAC system. Specimens are housed in state of the art glassware and stainless steel tanks and protected by a sprinkler fire suppression system and UV-shielded lighting. The division has both morphological research facilities and a shared molecular systematic laboratory.
RightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
CitationUniversity of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Ichthyology Collection

Contacts

Collection Manager
Andrew Bentley, abentley@ku.edu , 1345 Jayhawk Blvd., KS US, 66045, +01 785-864-3863
VertNet Programmer
Laura Russell, larussell@ku.edu , N/A, N/A
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