Occurrence datasets of Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) of Kenya mobilized from the Zoological Collection of National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi and Literature

Última versión Publicado por National Museums of Kenya en Nov 16, 2018 National Museums of Kenya

Occurrence datasets of freshwater snails (Gastropoda) housed at the historical records of the Zoological Collection of National Museums of Kenya (NMK) in Nairobi and updated with literature is provided to present extent of occurrence of freshwater snails in Kenya and elsewhere. A total of 24 species of freshwater snails (gastropods) accompanied with information on the species distribution (Locality and georeferenced information) is presented. The occurrence data indicate that majority of the gastropods voucher material housed at NMK collections were collected from Kenya. A number of material however are from other countries particularly Tanzania and Uganda. The occurrence data also indicate that Melanoides tuberculata is the most widespread freshwater snail species in Kenya and Eastern Africa. Several species appears restricted to one wetland. For instance, Biomphalaria choanomphala, Bellamya costulata and Bellamya constricta appeared restricted to Lake Victoria. The presented information contributes in enhancing knowledge of freshwater gastropods biodiversity. The presented information is also important for application in planning conservation of biodiversity by using the data for focusing conservation efforts in the species geographical ranges. The information presented also forms basis for planning research on gastropods to further promote knowledge on gastropods biodiversity. The project was funded by the European Union through GBIF to mobilize freshwater snails information housed at Zoological collection of the National Museums of Kenya and literature.

Registros

Los datos en este registros biológicos recurso han sido publicados como Archivo Darwin Core(DwC-A), el cual es un formato estándar para compartir datos de biodiversidad como un conjunto de una o más tablas de datos. La tabla de datos del core contiene 203 registros.

Este IPT archiva los datos, sirviendo así como repositorio de datos. Los datos y metadatos están disponibles para descargar en la sección de descargas. La tabla de versiones muestra otras versiones del recurso que se han hecho accesibles al público y permite el seguimiento de los cambios hechos al recurso en el tiempo.

Descargas

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Versiones

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¿Cómo referenciar?

Los usuarios deben citar este trabajo de la siguiente manera:

Lange C, Monda L, Busienei W (2018): Occurrence datasets of Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) of Kenya mobilized from the Zoological Collection of National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi and Literature. v1.2. National Museums of Kenya. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.museums.or.ke/ipt/resource?r=snailsoccurence&v=1.2

Derechos

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Registro GBIF

Este recurso ha sido registrado en GBIF con el siguiente UUID: 9efc2821-3026-48be-8018-5a0f75f25706.  National Museums of Kenya publica este recurso, y está registrado en GBIF como un publicador de datos avalado por GBIF Kenya.

Palabras Clave

Occurrence; Gastropoda; Specimen; snails; Zoological collections; National Museums of Kenya; Specimen

Contactos

¿Quién creó el recurso?:

Charles Lange
Deputy Director EP & RC, NEMA
National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) Nairobi KE
https://www.nema.go.ke/
Lawrence Monda
ICT Manager, NMK
National Museums of Kenya (NMK) Museum Hill Road 40658 Nairobi Nairobi KE
http://www.museums.or.ke
Wilson Busienei
Principal Research Officer
National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) 67839 Nairobi KE
https://www.nema.go.ke/

¿Quién puede resolver dudas acerca del recurso?:

Charles Lange
Deputy Director Environmental Planning and Research
National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) 67839 Nairobi KE
https://www.nema.go.ke/

¿Quién documentó los metadatos?:

Charles Lange
Deputy Director EP & RC, NEMA
National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) Nairobi KE
https://www.nema.go.ke/

¿Quién más está asociado con el recurso?:

Publicador
Lawrence Monda
ICT Manager
National Museums of Kenya 40658 00100 Nairobi Nairobi KE
http://www.museums.or.ke
Procesador
Esther Mwangi
Research Scientist
National Museums of Kenya Box 40658 00100 Nairobi Nairobi KE
http://www.museums.or.ke

Cobertura Geográfica

The freshwater snails were collected from various localities in Kenya and other African countries.

Coordenadas límite Latitud Mínima Longitud Mínima [-34.597, -15.117], Latitud Máxima Longitud Máxima [37.996, 55.195]

Cobertura Taxonómica

No hay descripción disponible

Class  Gastropoda

Datos del Proyecto

Occurrence datasets of freshwater snails (Gastropoda) housed at the historical records of the Zoological Collection of National Museums of Kenya (NMK) in Nairobi and updated with literature is provided to present extent of occurrence of freshwater snails in Kenya and elsewhere. A total of 24 species of freshwater snails (gastropods) accompanied with information on the species distribution (Locality and georeferenced information) is presented. The occurrence data indicate that majority of the gastropods voucher material housed at NMK collections were collected from Kenya. A number of material however are from other countries particularly Tanzania and Uganda. The occurrence data also indicate that Melanoides tuberculata is the most widespread freshwater snail species in Kenya and Eastern Africa. Several species appears restricted to one wetland. For instance, Biomphalaria choanomphala, Bellamya costulata and Bellamya constricta appeared restricted to Lake Victoria. The presented information contributes in enhancing knowledge of freshwater gastropods biodiversity. The presented information is also important for application in planning conservation of biodiversity by using the data for focusing conservation efforts in the species geographical ranges. The information presented also forms basis for planning research on gastropods to further promote knowledge on gastropods biodiversity. The project was funded by the European Union through GBIF to mobilize freshwater snails information housed at Zoological collection of the National Museums of Kenya and literature.

Título Mobilizing freshwater snails’ biodiversity datasets for advancing biodiversity knowledge access, conservation and human wellbeing in Kenya
Identificador BID-AF2015-0045-SMA
Fuentes de Financiación European Union through GBIF
Descripción del Área de Estudio Dry and wet preserved collection within the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) and literature searches
Descripción del Diseño Species occurrence data captured in excel spreadsheets. Data aligned to the Darwin core standards before publishing through the museum’s IPT. Data published through: GBIF: http://ipt.museums.or.ke/ipt/resource?r=nmk2017

Personas asociadas al proyecto:

Punto de Contacto
Wilson Busienei

Metadatos Adicionales

Identificadores Alternativos 9efc2821-3026-48be-8018-5a0f75f25706
http://ipt.museums.or.ke/ipt/resource?r=snailsoccurence