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Collection Profile for:
Florida Biodiversity Collection Marine Invertebrates (FWRI-FSBC I)

Dry and fluid preserved marine invertebrate specimens. Primarily from Florida, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean, collected primarily from 1960s-present.

Homepage

Contacts:

Address:

Florida Biodiversity Collection
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
100 8th Ave SE
St. Petersburg, FL   33701
United States
https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/specimen-collections/

Collection Statistics

  • 169,215 specimen records
  • 162,588 (96%) georeferenced
  • 108,220 (64%) identified to species
  • 932 families
  • 2,558 genera
  • 4,198 species
  • 4,256 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 10 January 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import from Specify Cloud
Usage Rights:
Rights Holder: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute