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nmnh_materialsample_test

Latest version published by National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution on 20 October 2021 National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
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Description

A testing area for NMNH resources, including Genetic Sample data for GGBN and other users.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 196,910 records.

7 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Occurrence (core)
196910
ResourceRelationship 
202785
Loan 
196910
MaterialSample 
196910
Preparation 
196910
Preservation 
127696
Amplification 
44888
Permit 
25142

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

(2021): nmnh_materialsample_test. v1.49. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Dataset/Occurrence. https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/ipt/resource?r=nmnh_materialsample_test&v=1.49

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

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Keywords

Occurrence; Material sample; Genetic sample; Tissue collections; DNA collections; Occurrence

Contacts

NMNH Informatics
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NMNH Informatics
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 136
20013-7012 Washington
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US
Amanda Devine
  • Point Of Contact
Data Technician
Global Genome Initiative, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 106
20013-7012 Washington
DC
US
202-633-2153

Geographic Coverage

Global collections, National Museum of Natural History (USNM), Smithsonian Institution

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

Across all phyla of animals, plants, and selected groups in other kingdoms

Kingdom Animalia (Animals), Plantae (Plants)

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period 19th Century to Present

Collection Data

Collection Name Botany
Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/i75d-97nn
Parent Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/142r-0w94
Collection Name Invertebrate Zoology
Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/abck-1zsq
Parent Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/142r-0w94
Collection Name Entomology
Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/1wcv-afpg
Parent Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/142r-0w94
Collection Name Amphibians and Reptiles
Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/8vm7-e9x1
Parent Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/142r-0w94
Collection Name Birds
Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/e49n-75xd
Parent Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/142r-0w94
Collection Name Fishes
Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/22s5-q4hk
Parent Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/142r-0w94
Collection Name Mammals
Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/cy7i-ptxq
Parent Collection Identifier http://grbio.org/cool/142r-0w94
Specimen preservation methods Deep frozen

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