IPT of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
biodiversity
This dataset provides the distributional data on juno irises (Iris sect. Juno) in Central Asia. The study is focused on Central Asia but not limited to that territory, to include the neighbouring countries when the species distributions extend outside. At present the dataset is limited to two species, Iris bucharica and I. orchioides. The data collection will continue whenever possible.
Darwin Core Archive of Juno in Central Asia
Checklist of aphyllophoroid and heterobasidioid fungi of the European part of Russia
The checklist contains distribution information on aphyllophoroid and heterobasidioid fungi in administrative regions of the European part of Russia. This information has been collected and revised within the framework of the project on creation of printed checklist of aphyllophoroid and heterobasididoid of the European part of Russia during 2015–2016. Records comprise reported data on occurrence species in administrative regions, as well as in federal protected areas (strict nature reserves and national parks), given in particular publications. The dataset contains more than 35000 records. These correspond to 1100 species, grouped in 337 genera. The geographical scope of the dataset is 45 administrative regions (without Caucasus). Taxonomic coverage is 8 classes of Basidiomycota.
Darwin Core Archive of Checklist of aphyllophoroid and heterobasidioid fungi of the European part of Russia
Catalogue of the type specimens of Polycestinae (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
The Catalogue includes the images of dorsal views of the beetles and labels, label and collection data, maps showing type localities, and references to original descriptions for primary types of 64 species and subspecies of the buprestid-beetles of the subfamily Polycestinae Lacordaire, 1857 (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea: Buprestidae); for some type specimens additional details, among them genital structures, are given as well. Almost all of them belong to the genera Acmaeodera Eshchshcholz, 1829 (20), Microacmaeodera Cobos, 1966 (1), Xantheremia Volkovitsh, 1979 (5), and Acmaeoderella Cobos, 1955 (36) from the largest polycestine tribe Acmaeoderini Kerremans, 1893; only 2 holotypes belong to the species of the genus Polycesta Dejean, 1833 from the nominotypic tribe Polycestini. A polycestine collection is a part of general world-wide collection of the buprestid- or jewel-beetles (Elateriformia: Buprestoidea: Buprestidae) deposited in the Coleoptera Department of the Laboratory of Insect Taxonomy of the Zoological Institute RAS. Polycestine part is housed in the 38 standard wooden drawers with glass lids from about 300 drawers in 4 wooden cabinets occupied by general bupresid collection. It comprises above 13000 pinned, labelled and mostly identified specimens belonging to 12 tribes, 49 genera, and about 650 species (totally, 13 tribes, 49 genera, and about 1250 species world-wide; 92 %, 60 %, and nearly 52 % respectively) [29]. The bulk of the polycestine collection, approximately 520 species from 12 genera, consists of representatives of the most speciose tribe Acmaeoderini Kerremans, 1893 (above 700 species from 15 genera world-wide). Collection also includes about 1700 microslides of genitalia fixed in gelatin-glycerol gel, and nearly 500 double microslides of larval structures (one with mouth-parts, and another with exuvium and proventriculus) fixed in Faure-Berlese fluid (about 80 species from 23 genera and 12 tribes; the species of Acmaeoderini are predominate group). Microslides are kept on the special trays within cardboard boxes separately from general collection. Polycestine collection comprises mostly Palaearctic taxa (primarily from the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union and adjacent countries), as well as Oriental, Nearctic, Neotropical, and, to a lesser extent, Afrotropical and Australian taxa. In the XIX – early XX century it has grown rapidly due to extensive materials collected by expeditions of E. Ménétriés (Brasil, Trancaucasia), P.K. Kozlov and G.E. Groom-Grzhimailo (Central Asia), D.K. Glazunov and A.P. Fedtschenko (Turkestan), N.A. Zarudnyi (Persia, Turkestan) and other famous voyagers. Numerous polycestine species have been received from foreign entomologists and insect dealers – O. Staudinger, H. Leder, and E. Reitter. Throughout the ХХ century, the collection have been enriched significantly by the materials of numerous collecting trips of Zoological Museum / Institute staff to Central Asia, the Transcaucasia, Mongolia and Vietnam; at the end of XX – beginning of XXI centuries the geography of these trips greatly expanded. Many new and rare species from Afghanistan and Vietnam were contributed to collection by the famous geologist and scarabaeid expert O.N. Kabakov as a gift. Extremely abundant and valuable polycestine species have been collected by the author during his numerous expeditions to the Middle Asia and Transcaucasia (1973–1993), and later to Mexico, Israel, Turkey, Canary Islands (Tenerife), Nepal, and China. A great number of species originated from the private collections belonged to Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, A.P. Semenov-Tian-Shansky, and much later, V.N. Stepanov, O.N. Kabakov, A.V. Alexeev, and others. Numerous world-wide polycestine taxa including the paratypes of new species have been received in exchange or as a gift from G. Novak and W. Barries (Austria), J. Obenberger, S. Bílý, P. Kabatek, V. Kubáň, S. Prepsl, P. Svoboda (Czech Republic), A. Descarpentries (France), M. Hornburg, S. Gottwald, H. Mühle, P. Brandl, M. Niehuis (Germany), D. Baiocchi, D. Gianasso, M. Gigli (Italy), K. Akiyama, Y. Kurosawa, S. Ohmomo (Japan), E. Holm (South Africa), E. Jendek (Slovakia), A. Cobos (Spain), W. Kronblad (Sweden), W. Barr, C. Bellamy, G. Nelson, S. Wellso, R. Westcott, N. Woodley (USA), and many other buprestid experts and amateurs. The collection has been also enriched greatly with the doublet specimens of the species submitted for the determination by the applied entomologists and amateur collectors world-wide. Maintenance of the general collection, mounting and identification of the material have been performed by the preparators and researchers E. Ménétriés, C. Mannerheim, A.F. Morawitz, V.I. Motschulsky, A.P. Semenov-Tian-Shansky, G.G. Jacobson, F.K. Lukjanovitsh, A.A. Richter, L.V. Arnoldi, A.V. Alexeev, M.Y. Kalashian, M.G. Volkovitsh. General collection comprises the primary types (holotypes, lectotypes and one neotype) of 64 species and subspecies of Polycestinae (synonyms included) represented in a great part by the Acmaeoderini species, as well as the secondary types (paratypes, paralectotypes, and syntypes) of 138 species and subspecies. Primary types belong chiefly to the species described by E. Ménétriés [1–2], A.P. Semenov-Tian-Shansky [3–8], V.N. Stepanov [9–10], M.G. Volkovitsh [11–28, 30], and some other specialists. Among the secondary types, besides above mentioned authors, the taxa described by other famous coleopterologists and buprestid experts such as C. Mannerheim, E. Reitter, J. Obenberger, A. Cobos, A. Descarpentries, W. Barr, G. Nelson, S. Bílý, C. Bellamy, R. Westcott, and E. Holm are widely represented. Digitizing of research collections of the Zoological Institute is performed within the framework of RFBR №15-29-02457 (competition of oriented basic research on important interdisciplinary themes 2015) «The collections of the Zoological Institute as an important tool and information basis of fundamental biological research» (project leader Dr. N.B. Ananjeva). Special thanks to A.V. Kovalev for the imaging of dorsal views of the beetles.
Darwin Core Archive of Catalogue of the type specimens of Polycestinae (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Catalogue of the type specimens of Cosmopterigidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
The Catalogue includes the images of dorsal views of the moths and its labels, detailed label and collection data, maps showing type localities, and references to original descriptions for primary types of 50 species and subspecies of the family Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & Wocke, [1876] (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) described by A.S. Danilevsky [1], S.Yu. Sinev [2–14], M.I. Falkovitsh [15] and W.F. Wocke [16]. They belong to genera Cosmopterix Hübner, [1825] (27 species), Vulcaniella Riedl, 1965 (5), Hodgesiella Riedl, 1965 (2), Labdia Walker, 1864 (2), Ressia Sinev, 1988 (2), Coccidiphila Danilevsky, 1950 (1), Pyroderces Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (1), Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 1915 (1), Gracilosia Sinev, 1989 (1), Minivalva Sinev, 1989 (1), Diversivalva Sinev, 1991 (1), and Eteobalea Hodges, 1962 (1) from the subfamily Cosmopteriginae, Pancalia Stephens, 1829 (4) and Alloclita Staudinger, 1859 (1) from the subfamily Antequerinae. A collection of Cosmopterigidae is a part of general world-wide collection of micromoths deposited in the Lepidoptera Department of the Laboratory of Insect Taxonomy of the Zoological Institute RAS. Its Palaearctic part is housed in the 52 standard wooden drawers with glass lids in 3 wooden cabinets and comprises above 7500 pinned, labelled and identified specimens belonging to 22 genera and 105 species (90 % and 86 % of Palaearctic taxa, respectively). The primary types are kept separately in the individual boxes inside two standard wooden drawers. Collection also includes over 900 micropreparates of genitalia kept in alcohol-glycerol blend, and about 50 microslides of genitalia fixed in Euparal. Besides the Palaearctic taxa (primarily from the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union and adjacent countries), collection of Cosmopterigidae comprises also different taxa from Oriental (Vietnam, India, Laos, Thailand, Korea, China), Afrotropical, Nearctic and, to a lesser extent, Neotropical and Australian regions. The ‘exotic’ part of collection is housed in the 35 standard wooden drawers with glass lids and carton boxes in 2 wooden cabinets and comprises ca. 2500 pinned, labelled and partly identified specimens belonging to about 100 genera, and over 500 species. In the past, cosmopterigid collection was not arranged as a separate unit. Its historical nucleus comprises by material accumulated from different sources during the XIX century and by the Lepidoptera collection of Grand Duke Nikolai Michailovich Romanoff. A special importance has collection of M.F. Wocke (bought by Romanoff and donated to the Zoological Museum in 1907) which comprised mostly western European taxa, and collection of E. Eversmann (donated via Russian Entomological Society in 1908) which comprised mostly taxa from the Volga-Ural region. All the above mentioned collections were stored separately until the 80th of XX century. At that time, the additional specimens collected by the staffs of Zoological Museum/Institute and other persons, chiefly remained among the unsorted Microlepidoptera material. The most important input to the collection was made by A.N. Diakonov, N.N. Filipjev, V.V. Ermolaev, and M.G. Ponomarenko (Russian Far East), A.K. Zagulajev (Transcaucasia, Crimea), I.M. Kerzhner (Mongolia), M.I. Falkovitsh and R.K. Puplesis [Stonis] (Central Asia), Yu.I. Budashkin (Crimea), A.L. Lvovsky and S.V. Baryshnikova (Central Asia, Russian Far East), V.I. Kuznetzov (Kuril Islands, Vietnam), M.M. Omelko (Primorskiy Territory, Laos), V.V. Dubatolov (Altai, Siberia, Amur basin), V.V. Anikin (Volga region, Mongolia, Central and South Africa), S.V. Nedoshivina and V.V. Zolotuhin (Vietnam), L.V. Bolshakov and A.G. Korobkov (European part). Maintenance of the general collection in its present state, mounting and identification of the material has been performed during last 40 years by S.Yu. Sinev. Since 1976, the collection has been enriched greatly (nearly doubled) by the materials of numerous field trips of the author to the Russian Far East (Primorskiy and Khabarovskiy territories, Sachalin, Kuril Islands), Transbaikalia, Altai, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Transcaucasia, Crimea, South Ural, Middle Volga region, Republic of Komi, Cola Peninsula, as well as to the Southern Korea, Iran, China, etc. Some cosmopterigid taxa including the paratypes of new species have been received in exchange or as a gift from F. Kasy (Austria), W. Mey and W. Speidel (Germany), A. Diakonoff and E. van Nieukerken (The Netherlands), O. Karsholt (Denmark), K.T. Park (Republic of Korea), J. De Prins (Belgium), R.W. Hodges (USA). The collection has been also enriched with the doublet specimens of the species submitted for the determination by the applied entomologists and amateur collectors. The most valuable part of the general collection, along with the primary types, comprise the numerous secondary types (paratypes, paralectotypes, ca. 650 specimens in total) of 68 species and subspecies. Among the secondary types, the taxa described by such famous lepidopterologists as W. Krone, H.G. Amsel, F. Kasy, T. Riedl, and A.K. Zagulajev are also represented. Digitizing of research collections of the Zoological Institute is performed within the framework of RFBR №15-29-02457 (competition of oriented basic research on important interdisciplinary themes 2015) «The collections of the Zoological Institute as an important tool and information basis of fundamental biological research» (project leader Dr. N.B. Ananjeva).
Darwin Core Archive of Catalogue of the type specimens of Cosmopterigidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Distribution records of Cousinia knorringiae
The dataset contains comprehensive distribution records of Cousinia knorringiae Bornm. (Asteraceae) known by 2021, based on herbarium specimens and observations worldwide. In total, 24 specimens or documented observations are available, which represent 10 unique localities in Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan). The dataset is compiled for the purpose of IUCN global assessments.
Darwin Core Archive of Distribution records of Cousinia knorringiae
Catalogue of the type specimens of Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
This dataset comprises a list of holotypes and lectotypes of the plant bug family Miridae housed at the Zoological Institute in St. Petersburg, Russian Academy of Sciences. A total of 592 type specimens were georeferenced and digitized. Furthermore, high-quality images of specimen labels, dorsal and lateral habitus views, and in some cases male genitalia structures were produced for these type specimens. The initial types specimens accumulated in the collection were described by Alexander Becker and Vasily E. Jakovlev [e.g., 1–6]. Subsequently the collection was greatly expanded primarily through the dedicated efforts of long-term curators of the Heteroptera collection, Alexander N. Kiritshenko and Izya M. Kerzhner [e.g., 7–13], with contributions of other authors. Kerzhner et al. [14] published a catalogue of primary types of Palearctic Miridae retained in the collection of the Zoological Institute, significantly facilitating the preparation of this dataset. Since then, holotypes of ca. 50 additional species have been incorporated into the collection [e.g., 15–19]. Most Miridae types were described from the Palearctic region and stored alongside other identified specimens as part of the general world collection of Heteroptera. This collection is housed in standard wooden drawers with glass lids within the Hemiptera Department of the Laboratory of Insect Systematics at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Digitizing of the Miridae type specimens collection of the Zoological Institute RAS was financially supported by the grant of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (N 075-15-2021-1069).
Darwin Core Archive of Catalogue of the type specimens of Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
The dataset provides background data (occurrence records based on herbarium specimens and human observations) for mapping the distribution of alien plants in Kyrgyzstan. Besides personal observations, the main sources for the dataset were herbarium collections (FRU, LE, MW, TASH), citizen science resources (iNaturalist, Plantarium) and floristic literature. All records have been taxonomically evaluated by the authors. Georeferences are provided ad hoc on the basis of historical and current maps when missing in the original source. The current dataset is developing and therefore incomplete. At present it includes a set of 25 species published in Contributions 1-3 (Biodiversity Data Journal). Other species will be added with further publications.
alien plants; casual aliens; Central Asia; established aliens; Kyrgyzstan; plant invasions; Tian-Shan; vascular plants; weeds
Darwin Core Archive of Alien plants of Kyrgyzstan
Catalogue of the type specimens of Geometridae (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
The Catalogue includes the images of dorsal views (occasionally lateral view of brachypterous females) of the moths and its labels, detailed label and georeferenced collection data showing type localities, and references to original descriptions for primary types of 432 species and subspecies and for secondary type (neotype) of one species of the family Geometridae Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea). Primary types belong chiefly to the species described by S. Alphéraky [1–11], O. Bremer [13–14], H. Christoph [15–24], A.M. Djakonov [27–41], E. Eversmann [45–54], L. Graeser [55–57], W. Hedemann [58–60], V.G. Mironov [75–94], J.R. Viidalepp [114–125], E. Wehrli [128–138], and some other specialists [12, 25, 26, 42–44, 61–74, 95–113, 126, 127, 139, 140]. They belong to 164 genera from the subfamilies Archiearinae (2 taxa), Desmobaphrinae (3 taxa), Ennominae (153 taxa), Geometrinae (32 taxa), Larentiinae (201 taxa) and Sterrhinae (42 taxa). A collection of Geometridae is a part of general world-wide collection of Heterocera deposited in the Lepidoptera Department of the Laboratory of Insect Taxonomy of the Zoological Institute RAS. Its Palaearctic part is housed in the 360 standard wooden drawers with glass lids in 9 wooden cabinets. The primary types are kept separately in the individual boxes inside 13 standard wooden drawers. Besides the Palaearctic taxa (primarily from the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union and adjacent countries), collection of Geometridae comprises also different taxa from Oriental (Korea, China, India, Thailand, Vietnam,), Afrotropical, Nearctic and, to a lesser extent, Neotropical region. Digitizing of the Geometridae type specimens collection of the Zoological Institute RAS was financially supported by the grant of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (N 075-15-2021-1069).
Darwin Core Archive of Catalogue of the type specimens of Geometridae (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Catalogue of the type specimens of Issidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
This dataset includes georeferenced label data of 114 type specimens (holotypes, paratypes, lectotypes or syntypes) belonging to 50 genera of the family Issidae Spinola, 1839 (Hemiptera). Additionally, it includes images of labels, dorsal and lateral habitus views, and in some cases, male genitalia structures or hind wings. The listed taxa were described by many authors, including Becker (1865), Melichar (1902), Kusnezov (1926, 1927, 1929, 1930), Logvinenko (1974), Emeljanov (1964, 1978), Anufriev (2004), Lindberg (1954), Linnavuori (1970), Gnezdilov (2003, 2004, 2017, 2020), Gnezdilov & Drosopoulos (2005), Gnezdilov & Wilson (2005, 2008), Gnezdilov & O’Brien (2008), Gnezdilov & Bartlett (2018, 2020), and others. The species housed in the collection are primarily from the Palaearctic region (mainly Mediterranean, Middle East, Middle Asia, Caucasus), Oriental region (mainly Southeastern Asia), and Neotropical region (South and Central America). The majority of taxa (85 species) belong to the subfamily Hysteropterinae Melichar, 1906, with the genera Mycterodus Spinola, 1839, Celyphoma Emeljanov, 1971, and Tshurtshurnella Kusnezov, 1927 being the most represented, with 19, 17, and eight species respectively. Other genera are represented by 1–4 species each. The subfamily Issinae Spinola, 1839 is represented by 29 species accumulated in the tribes Issini Spinola, 1839 (4), Thioniini Melichar, 1906 (10), Sarimini Wang, Zhang et Bourgoin, 2016 (6), Kodaianellini Wang, Zhang et Bourgoin, 2016 (1), Parahiraciini Cheng et Yang, 1991 (6), Hemisphaeriini Melichar, 1906 (1), and Eupilisini Gnezdilov, 2020 (1). The Issidae collection is a part of general world collection of Auchenorrhyncha deposited in the Hemiptera Department of the Laboratory of Insect Systematics of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Saint Petersburg, Russia). It is stored in 36 standard wooden drawers with glass lids across five wooden cabinets. The types and other identified specimens are kept together in the drawers following taxonomic order sensu Gnezdilov et al. (2014, 2022). The Issidae collection has been maintained in its present state, including mounting and identification of the materials, by A.F. Emeljanov, since 1959, and V.M. Gnezdilov, since 2000. Digitizing of the Issidae type specimens collection of the Zoological Institute RAS was financially supported by the grant of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (N 075-15-2021-1069).
Darwin Core Archive of Catalogue of the type specimens of Issidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Ophiuroidea collections of the Zoological Institute Russian Academy of Sciences
A total of 309 species and subspecies of Ophiuridae (brittle stars) are available in the Marine Research Laboratory of the Zoological Institute RAS collection mainly from cold and temperate waters of the World Ocean (polar and middle latitude regions). Collection is divided into systematic and non identified parts. The systematic part of the collection is stored in taxonomycal order (according to family, genus and species), while non identified part — according to expeditions. Systematic collection consists of 9591 lots (Lot in this case — a part of hydrobiological sample with specimens of a certain ophiuroid species. One lot may contain several hundreds of specimens.) whereas non identified part — of more than 500 lots. All materials are divided into alcoholic and dry. As a rule, alcoholic collections are stored in small trays in cabinets, while dry — above them in entresols. In the Echinoderms Department along with the catalogue of type specimens two more catalogues are managed: inventory for numbering all lots and systematic, where lots with the same species are numbered. During the reidentification of the material numbers in systematic catalogue are changed, while inventory numbers remain permanent. Several ophiuroid specimens where obtained before 1899. The main collection originates from the materials of the famous first Russian research vessel “Andrey Pervozvannyi” (1899). Since that time many regions of the World Ocean were sampled and lot of materials were collected by Zoological Institute researchers. Some of these data already stored in a database are made available through this online facility. We constantly add new data and correct information in records. These data have not only scientific and historical aspects [7]. Accumulation of monitoring collections over a broad period of time [6] made it possible to track changes in marine ecosystems under climatic, hydrologic and anthropogenic influence [1–3]. Thus, on the basis of ophiurid collections from the Barents Sea changes in species areas forced by climatic influence were analyzed [4, 5]. Digitizing of research collections of the Zoological Institute is performed within the framework of RFBR №15-29-02457 (competition of oriented basic research on important interdisciplinary themes 2015) «The collections of the Zoological Institute as an important tool and information basis of fundamental biological research» (project leader Dr. Ananjeva N.B.).
Darwin Core Archive of Ophiuroidea collections of the Zoological Institute Russian Academy of Sciences
Vascular Plants of Murmansk Region at the Komarov Botanical Institute (LE), St. Petersburg, Russia
We present a dataset of vascular plant collection from Murmansk Region kept at the Herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute RAS (LE). Currently, intensive work is underway on scanning and databasing of the materials.
Darwin Core Archive of Vascular Plants of Murmansk Region at the Komarov Botanical Institute (LE), St. Petersburg, Russia
This dataset was created to publish the background data for the distribution of Prenanthes abietina (Boiss. & Balansa) Kirp. (Asteraceae).
Darwin Core Archive of Distribution of Prenanthes abietina
https://en.herbariumle.ru/?t=occ&s=%22Expedition%22~%22%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%A3%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%22&f=%5Ball%5D The dataset contains data on floristic findings made during the expedition to the Ukok Plateau. The study of flora was carried out by the route method, as well as on semi-stationary geobotanical sites.
Darwin Core Archive of Expeditions to the Ukok plateau
This dataset provides a background data for the distribution of Salvia korolkowii Regel & Schmalh. (Lamiaceae), endemic to the Western Tian-Shan.
Darwin Core Archive of Distribution of Salvia korolkowii
This is a checklist resulting from the first comprehensive literature-based inventory of alien plants in Kyrgyzstan. The checklist provides essential information on the species taxonomy, residence status, period of introduction, and distribution (according to phytogeographic regions of Kyrgyzstan).
Catalogue of the type specimens of Pogonophora (Annelida; seu Polychaeta: Siboglinidae) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
The Catalogue includes the images of mainly dorsal, but also ventral and lateral views of the pogonophorans, including their tubes; survey drawings of species main morphological features composed of views of holotype and other specimens as well; views of deposit units (pots and mounts); label and collection data; maps showing type localities; references to original descriptions for primary and secondary types of 75 species of the pogonophorans of the subclasses Frenulata Webb, 1969 [24] and Monilifera Ivanov, 1991 [15] (Annelida; or family Siboglinidae Caullery, 1914 [3] comprised all pogonophoran high level taxa). For some type specimens additional details, among them cuticular structures of the body and details of the tubes, are given as well. Pogonophorans are sedentary marine worms that lack an intestine. They live in tubes made from protein and chitin, which they secrete. Pogonophorans occur in all oceans and many of the marginal seas at depths from 22 to more than 8000 m. They generally prefer cold waters. About 80 % of the species occur at depths between 200 and 4000 m. Pogonophorans live primarily on soft silty bottoms, especially in reducing sediments, burrowing deeply (subclass Frenulata). Some prefer to live in decaying organic matter, or sediments rich in methane and sulfide (subclass Monilifera), others in warmer hydrothermal vent conditions or cold seeps (subclass Vestimentifera Land et Nørrevang, 1977 [17]). There are currently about 170 species of Pogonophora, 90 % of which belong to the subclass Frenulata. Pogonophorans get their energy primarily from chemoautotrophic methane- or sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, living endosymbiotically in a specialized organ called the trophosome. They also get some nourishment from dissolved organic matter in the sediment pore water. The morphological body plan of Pogonophora is very peculiar because of an original multilevel regionation of the body, which firstly originates on the base of elongation of some segments (but not of fusion of segments like in many sedentary polychaetes), following by the irregular growth of different parts of the trunk accompanied with metamerism of different epidermal organs. The pinnules, separate cells in the epithelium of the tentacles in Frenulata with internal blood capillaries, are unique stuctures demonstrating extremely deep specialization of the pogonophoran circulatory system for respiration and transport of some matters (methane, hydrogen sulfide) dissolved in water to endosymbiothic chemoautotrophic bacteria. The absence of the gut in pogonophoran adults (and in early embryonic stages in some species) is a striking example of specialization of nonparasitic animals. In addition, the heart and the chitin-protein tube are also synapomorphic peculiarities of Pogonophora. The collection of Pogonophora of the Zoological Institute RAS has been gathered by trouble of dozen of researchers for many decades, first of all by efforts of prominent Russian zoologist, first-rate specialist in pogonophores and their actual discoverer academician Artemij Vasilevich Ivanov (1906–1992), creator and long-term head of Laboratory of evolutionary morphology of the Zoological Institute RAS. That is the very name which is associated with the detailed comparative anatomical description of Pogonophora and the erection of it to a separate phylum — one of the most striking event in zoology of XX century. First pogonophorans got known to science in 1914 owing to findings of the Netherlands “Siboga” expedition in the seas of the Malayan Archipelago. First pogonophoran material in the collection of the Zoological Institute RAS came from P.V. Ushakov in 1932 from the Sea of Okhotsk. In 1949 A.V. Ivanov found a third representative of Pogonophora from the Arctic (Laptev Sea). Then the number of known species and volume of materials in the collection of the Zoological Institute began to grow rapidly, due mainly to the investigations of the soviet expeditions onboard the research vessel “Vityaz” (1949–1960) in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. In that period of time prof. L.A. Zenkevitch and prof. V.G. Bogorov (P.P. Shirshov’s Institute of Oceanology RAS) considerably contributed to the quick supplement of the pogonophoran collection. Later on the pogonophoran materials came in less quantity but regularly from various parts of the World Ocean. Great contribution to this process was made by the colleagues from Institute of Oceanology RAS and Zoological Institute RAS Z.A. Filatova, G.M. Belyaev, A.V. Neelov, I.S. Smirnov, V.V. Potin, V.N. Romanov, etc. The most part of the material corresponds to coastal seas and regions off the coasts of continents and large islands, also deep-water trenches and basins throughout the World Ocean are well represented. The floors of the open ocean are less rich in pogonophorans. The materials came mostly from the Pacific Ocean, mainly from its north-western and north-eastern parts, due to great number of expedition which took place in these regions in various years. In general, pogonophoran biodiversity depends considerably of how some region of the World Ocean is well studied or not. For example, there had only two species of Pogonophora been known from the whole Antarctic Ocean for a long time, until regular investigation of Antarctic benthos allowed increasing their number in 7 times recently [20–23]. At present the collection of pogonophorans of the Zoological Institute RAS (both the collection of types with systematic part and undetermined materials) is the largest in the world and unique by its representativeness. The collection involved now 95 of 171 species of worldwide fauna of Pogonophora and about 3500 deposit units. The collection is well structured and consists of three parts. The systematic (determined) part contains more than 3000 deposit units, undetermined part contains more than 200 units. The completely digitized collection of types now comprises of 155 deposit units containing 329 typical specimens, mainly holotypes and paratypes, but also several syntypes, which were collected on 63 hydrobiological stations throughout the World Ocean. These specimens belong to 75 pogonophoran species that is about 44 % of the whole species volume of Pogonophora. Deposit units are represented by pots and mounts. Pots fill two cabinets (cabinet 1, shelfs 1,2,3,5 in upper part and shelfs 1,2 in lower part, cabinet 2, shelf 2 in lower part — collection of types and systematic collection; cabinet 1, shelfs 4,5 in upper part — undetermined collection). Histological mounts are stored separately. All main taxonomic units of Pogonophora, subclasses Frenulata, Vestimentifera and Monilifera are represented in the collection. Frenulates are represented mostly complete — the both orders, all five families and 16 of 20 genera. Vestimentiferans are represented only by two species from two genera. Moniliferans are two species from both the known genera. The collection continues to grow due to materials of Russian and foreign expeditions and complex investigation projects, mainly in the Arctic Ocean, both its open part and coastal seas, mainly in Russian Arctic. Maintenance of the general collection, mounting and identification of the material have been performed by the preparators and researchers A.V. Ivanov, M.A. Gureeva, R.V. Selivanova, O.V. Bubko, R.V. Smirnov. General collection comprises the primary types (holotypes) of 30 species of pogonophorans (synonyms included) represented in a great part by the Frenulata species, as well as the secondary types (paratypes and syntypes) of 57 species. Some species are represented by both categories of types. Primary and secondary types belong chiefly to the species described by A.V. Ivanov [6–16], R.V. Smirnov [18–23], M.A. Gureeva [4,5,16], O.V. Bubko [1,2], and some other specialists [25]. Digitizing of research collections of the Zoological Institute is performed within the framework of RFBR №15-29-02457 (competition of oriented basic research on important interdisciplinary themes 2015) «The collections of the Zoological Institute as an important tool and information basis of fundamental biological research» (project leader Dr. N.B. Ananjeva). Special thanks are due to A.N. Shumeev for his assistance in imaging of views of the pogonophorans.
Darwin Core Archive of Catalogue of the type specimens of Pogonophora (Annelida; seu Polychaeta: Siboglinidae) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Catalogue of the type specimens of Bufonidae and Megophryidae (Amphibia: Anura) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
The catalogue includes several images of each type specimen including the dorsal, ventral, lateral and head views of the toads and the storage jar with labels, collection data, maps showing type localities, and all available basic references. This dataset contains the information on 93 bufonid and 11 megophryid type specimens representing 27 taxa in 2 families under consideration. Among them 16 taxa are currently recognized as valid species or subspecies. The main portion of the collection of amphibian type specimens was formed as a result of systematic works by Russian and foreign specialists that described new species and subspecies in collections of the Zoological Institute. For example, 13 new taxa of amphibians were described by the Russian herpetologist, A. M. Nikolsky. Moreover, other new forms were described by J. von Bedriaga, A. A. Strauch, and S. Th. Tzarewsky. Recently a number of new species were described by N. L. Orlov on the basis of collections in the Zoological Institute from South-East Asia. An important part of the specimens was received from different zoological museums around the world. A. A. Strauch, director of Zoological Institute from 1879 to 1890 and a great Russian herpetologist, conducted an exchange of herpetological collections with museums in London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Copenhagen, Stuttgart, Brussels and Frankfurt am Main and with private persons such as De Betta in Verona, F. Lataste in Paris, V. L. Seoane in La Coruña, and well-known dealer Schneider in Basel. As a result, the Zoological Museum (now Institute) enriched itself from many new species including its original and authors’ specimens (Strauch, 1889). Many type specimens were received as a gift or in exchange from the Zoologisches Museum, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin in 1857 and 1982; Warsaw Museum in 1871; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris in 1879; British Museum (Nat. Hist.), London in 1884 and 1892; Turin Museum of Natural History in 1896; Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden; Cambridge University Museum in 1927; and Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago in 1959. In 1885 several specimens were bought from the Linnaea Institute situated in Frankfurt am Main and later in Berlin. This firm purchased animals from various collectors and identified them and then sold the specimens to museums. A herpetological collection from Paraguay described by O. Boettger was bought from H. Rodhe. Later a part of this collection including Boettgers’ types (Bufo levicristatus and others) went to St. Petersburg. In the 19 – early 20 century collection has grown rapidly due to extensive materials collected by expeditions of N. M. Przhewalsky, P. K. Kozlov, A. N. Kaznakov, M. V. Pewzow, G. Potanin, G. E. Grum-Grzhimailo and S. N. Alpheraky in Central Asia and Turkestan, N. A. Zarudny in Persia and other famous voyagers. Digitizing of research collections of the Zoological Institute is performed within the framework of RFBR №15-29-02457 (competition of oriented basic research on important interdisciplinary themes 2015) «The collections of the Zoological Institute as an important tool and information basis of fundamental biological research» (project leader Dr. N.B. Ananjeva).
Darwin Core Archive of Catalogue of the type specimens of Bufonidae and Megophryidae (Amphibia: Anura) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Salix pseudopentandra (Flod.) Flod. in the Herbarium (LE) of the Komarov Botanical Institute RAS
Data on the distribution of the Salix pseudopentandra (Flod.) Flod. are given on the basis of herbarium specimens stored in the herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute (LE). Herbarium of higher plants of the Komarov Botanical Institute RAS (LE) was formed as a result of the merger in 1931 of the Herbaria of the Botanical Museum of the Academy of Sciences (1835–1931) and the Botanical Garden in Leningrad (1823–1931). It is one of the three largest Herbariums in the world and is the largest in Russia. Its funds contain more than 6 million specimens representing the flora of all continents, but especially the temperate zone of Eurasia. There are more than 120,000 type specimens. There are sectors: Eastern Europe (European part of Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova), Caucasus (Russian Caucasus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan), Siberia and the Far East, Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan ), East and Central Asia (Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan), Common sector (North and South America, Africa, Western Europe, Southwest, South, Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania), sector of doublets (exchange). The materials are arranged according to the Della Torre and Harms system. The collections of the LE Herbarium are constantly replenished with the collections of the scientists of the Botanical Institute during expeditions and excursions, exchange materials (doublets) from other Herbaria, as well as donations. They are of great importance in the world as sources of data for taxonomy, geography, phylogeny, morphology and protection of higher plants, and the study of plant resources. The dataset represents one of the common species for regional flora of Siberia and Russian Far East – Salix pseudopentandra (Flod.) Flod. Herbarium specimens were also collected in other regions of the Mongolia, China, North Korea. Images of herbarium specimens were taken with a Sony ILCE-7RM4 camera with a Vivitar 90 mm f / 2.5 macro lens.
Darwin Core Archive of Salix pseudopentandra (Flod.) Flod. in the Herbarium (LE) of the Komarov Botanical Institute RAS
Pteridophyte of the Urals and adjacent areas
Data on the species diversity and distribution of Pteridophyte in the Urals and adjacent areas are presented. The dataset includes 15329 observations of Pteridophyte. In total, the dataset contains information on 66 species, 4 subspecies and 10 interspecies hybrids of lycophytes and ferns, 2 classes (Lycopodiopsida and Polypodiopsida), 16 families and 29 genera. The earliest indications of the growth of Pteridophyte in the study region date back to 1853, and the latest to 2021. The dataset presented is based on herbarium specimens, published data, and field research materials by the authors. This dataset is the first and important step towards generalizing information on the current diversity and geographical distribution of Pteridophyte in the Urals and adjacent areas.
Darwin Core Archive of Pteridophyte of the Urals and adjacent areas
Catalogue of the type specimens of sea stars (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
The Catalogue includes the images of dorsal and ventral views of the sea stars composed of views of type specimens; views of deposit units (jars and boxes); label and collection data; maps showing type localities for primary and secondary types of 82 species and subspecies of the starfish of the class Asteroidea De Blainville, 1830 [5, 7]. The collection of the Echinoderm Department of the Laboratory of Marine investigations totals more than 24000 units of storage and is divided into systematic and non-identified. The systematic part of the collection is stored in taxonomic order (according to family, genus and species), while non-identified part — according to expeditions. Feodor Fyodorovich Brandt (Johann Friedrich von Brandt) (1802–1879) — the founder and first director of the Zoological museum has processed materials on sea stars collected by K.H. Mertens, during expedition on the vessel Senyavin (Kamchatka — 1827) and A.F. Middendorff, during Sea of Okhotsk expedition 1844 year [3, 4]. Several specimens of starfish where obtained from 1860 up to 1894. The main collection of sea stars originates from the materials of the famous first Russian research vessel «Andrey Pervozvannyi» (1899) [11, 12]. Since that time many regions of the World Ocean were sampled and lot of materials were collected by Zoological Institute researchers. The collection of starfish (both the collection of types with systematic and unidentified parts) is presented by 438 species and subspecies, basically from the cold and temperate waters of the World Ocean. The systematic collection totals 7731 lots, and non-identified — more than 700. The digitized collection of types now comprises of 84 deposit units containing 104 typical specimens, mainly holotypes and paratypes and also several syntypes, which were collected throughout the World Ocean. These specimens belong to 82 species and subspecies of sea stars. The lots or deposit units are represented by jars with wet specimens and boxes with dry ones. The collection continues to grow due to materials of Russian and foreign expeditions, mainly in the Arctic Ocean and Far East Russian seas. Maintenance of the general collection and identification of the material have been performed by the laboratory assistants and researchers A.M. Djakonov [5], Z.I. Baranova [1, 2], E.N. Gruzov [6], Z.V. Kuntsevich, A.V. Smirnov [8–10]. Digitizing of research collections of the Zoological Institute was performed within the framework of RFBR №15-29-02457 (competition of oriented basic research on important interdisciplinary themes 2015) «The collections of the Zoological Institute as an important tool and information basis of fundamental biological research» (project leader Dr. N.B. Ananjeva). Photo images were gained with camera Nikon D80 and scanners Epson Perfection V500 Photo and Epson Perfection V700 Photo. Special thanks are due to T.N. Konina for her assistance in imaging of views of the starfish.
Darwin Core Archive of Catalogue of the type specimens of sea stars (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) from research collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg