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: 1 March 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Collection Statistics
  • 145,802 specimen records
  • 55,044 (38%) georeferenced
  • 22,758 (16%) with images (47,891 total images)
  • 85,562 (59%) identified to species
  • 1,785 families
  • 4,942 genera
  • 13,792 species
  • 13,907 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Callogyra (1)
  • Caulastrea (8)
  • Cladocora (18)
  • Coelastrea (1)
  • Colpophyllia (18)
  • Cyphastrea (17)
  • Diploastrea (3)
  • Diploria (130)
  • Echinopora (26)
  • Favia (103)
  • Favites (31)
  • Goniastrea (24)
  • Heliastraea (1)
  • Hydnophora (21)
  • Leptastrea (8)
  • Leptoria (8)
  • Manicina (28)
  • Montastrea (28)
  • Orbicella (2)
  • Oulophyllia (2)
  • Platygyra (31)
  • Plesiastrea (7)
  • Solenastrea (4)
  • Trachyphyllia (5)