Data · dataset · 2026
Porifera collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa
Listed in GBIF
The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) houses important historical and taxonomic collections of aquatic invertebrates, including Porifera from across the African continent.
Description
The Porifera collection comprises 1177 records (representing 1760 specimens), including 52 type specimens. The oldest material dates from 1900, reflecting over a century of sampling efforts.
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- GBIF dataset page gbif.org/dataset/73c354b8-39a1-45eb-a1a5-ce2140ef66cd ↗
landing page · from gbif
- DOI doi.org/10.15468/uhej3e ↗
DOI / persistent id · from gbif
Documentation and papers
- Publisher page darwinweb.africamuseum.be ↗
documentation · from gbif
Catalogue records · 1
- GBIF API api.gbif.org/v1/dataset/73c354b8-39a1-45eb-a1a5-ce2140ef66cd ↗
metadata API · from gbif
Topics
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- Life Sciences
Provenance · 1 source records, 9 field assertions
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| GBIF | 73c354b8-39a1-45eb-a1a5-ce2140ef66cd | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
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| access_level | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | /description |
| license | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 | /title |
| updated_date | source · gbif | connector:gbif@1.0.0 |