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Freshwater sponges collection of Anna Traveset

Name Freshwater sponges collection of Anna Traveset
Alternative name Traveset collection
Cite as MCNB. Col. freshwater sponges Anna Traveset
Description *
Kingdom coverage Animalia
Taxon coverage Porifera, Spongillidae
Common name coverage freshwater sponges
Geospatial coverage Catalonia (strength), Lake Titicaca, Spain
Collection type Preserved
Primary purpose Research
Include types No
Grouping principle Taxonomic
Formations periods ca. 1980-1985
Development statuses Closed
Collection extents 217 lots, 81 microscope slides
Object class microscope slides, whole organisms
Specimen preservation methods Fluid-preserved, No Treatment, Slide mount
McGinley conservation statuses Level 8
Conservation status date 22-01-2016 (dd-mm-yyyy)
Institution Natural Science Museum of Barcelona - Non-Arthropod Invertebrates Department
Parent collection Collection of poriferans
Associated person Miguel Prieto (Documentalist), Francesc Uribe (Curator),
Related material TRAVESET, Anna (1985). Contribució al coneixement de les esponges d'aigua dolça a la Península Ibèrica. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Biologia. 87 p.

TRAVESET, Anna (1986). Clave de identificación de las esponjas de agua dulce de la Península Ibérica. In: Claves de identificación de la flora y fauna de las aguas continentales de la Península Ibérica, 2. Barcelona: Asociación Española de Limnología. 25 p.