Yale University Peabody Museum (IZ-YPM)

Primary strengths of the Division of Invertebrate Zoology include large holdings of Western Atlantic invertebrates represented not only by recently acquired specimens, but also by a strong historical component dating to the late 1800s, totaling approximately 3 million individuals, thousands of which are the type specimens of species new to science.
Contacts: Eric Lazo-Wasem, eric.lazo-wasem@yale.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 April 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Collection Statistics
  • 145,810 specimen records
  • 60,145 (41%) georeferenced
  • 22,759 (16%) with images (47,892 total images)
  • 85,712 (59%) identified to species
  • 1,787 families
  • 4,949 genera
  • 13,803 species
  • 13,918 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Actinia (25)
  • Actinostella (9)
  • Anemonia (7)
  • Anthopleura (15)
  • Asteractis (1)
  • Aulactinia (5)
  • Bolocera (31)
  • Bunodactis (7)
  • Bunodes (1)
  • Bunodosoma (7)
  • Cladactis (7)
  • Condylactis (20)
  • Epiactis (3)
  • Gyrostoma (2)
  • Liponema (5)
  • Lophactis (1)
  • Paracondylactis (1)
  • Phyllactis (6)
  • Pseudactinia (4)
  • Tealia (50)