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UCSB: Algae - University of California Santa Barbara Algae Collection (UCSB-Algae)

The UCSB botanical collections, housed at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, include over 250,000 taxa of terrestrial and marine species. The vascular plant herbarium includes approximately 100,000 vascular plant specimens, lichens curated by Dr. Shirley Tucker, and the C.H. Muller Oak collection. The algal herbarium houses approximately 8000 specimens dating from the 1880s.

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Collection Statistics

  • 9,579 specimen records
  • 8,961 (94%) georeferenced
  • 9,578 (100%) with media (12,182 total media)
  • 5,078 (53%) identified to species
  • 124 families
  • 201 genera
  • 458 species
  • 489 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 20 July 2023
Digital Metadata: EML File
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