Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

MCZ Harvard University

doi:10.15468/p5rupv

Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

Citation

Harvard University M, Morris P J (2024). Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Version 162.450. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/p5rupv accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-24.

Description

The Museum of Comparative Zoology was founded in 1859 on the concept that collections are an integral and fundamental component of zoological research and teaching. This more than 150-year-old commitment remains a strong and proud tradition for the MCZ. The present-day MCZ contains over 21-million specimens in ten research collections which comprise one of the world's richest and most varied resources for studying the diversity of life. The museum serves as the primary repository for zoological specimens collected by past and present Harvard faculty-curators, staff and associates conducting research around the world. As a premier university museum and research institution, the specimens and their related data are available to researchers of the scientific and museum community.

Additional info

Copyright © 2018 President and Fellows of Harvard College The MCZ does not guarantee the accuracy of these data. Individual researchers should verify individual records by making direct reference to corresponding museum specimens. For terms and conditions of use, see: https://mcz.harvard.edu/user-agreement

Taxonomic Coverages

Recent and Fossil Animals. All names in MCZbase are disclaimed for nomenclatural purposes.

Animalia
common name: Animals rank: kingdom
Mollusca
common name: Mollusks rank: phylum
Nematoda
rank: phylum
Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Annelida
rank: phylum
Echiura
rank: phylum
Coelenterata
rank: phylum
Pentastomida
rank: phylum
Nematoda
rank: phylum
Priapulida
rank: phylum
Acanthocephala
rank: phylum
Myzostomida
rank: phylum
Cycliophora
rank: phylum
Chaetognatha
rank: phylum
Rotifera
rank: phylum
Nematomorpha
rank: phylum
Cnidaria
rank: phylum
Sipuncula
rank: phylum
Platyhelminthes
rank: phylum
Ectoprocta
rank: phylum
Sipuncula
rank: phylum
Ctenophora
rank: phylum
Tunicata
rank: phylum
Radiolaria
rank: phylum
Tardigrada
common name: Water Bears rank: phylum
Chordata
rank: phylum
Cnidaria
rank: phylum
Porifera
common name: Sponges rank: phylum
Onychophora
rank: phylum
Protozoa
rank: kingdom
Nemertea
rank: phylum
Echinodermata
rank: phylum
Acantharia
rank: class
Actinopterygii
rank: class
Adenophorea
rank: class
Ammonoidea
rank: class
Amphibia
rank: class
Annelida
rank: class
Anopla
rank: class
Anthozoa
rank: class
Aplacophora
rank: class
Appendicularia
rank: class
Arachnida
rank: class
Archaeocyatha
rank: class
Archiacanthocephala
rank: class
Arthropoda
rank: class
Ascidiacea
rank: class
Asteroidea
rank: class
Asterozoa
rank: class
Aves
rank: class
Bivalvia
rank: class
Blastoidea
rank: class
Blastozoa
rank: class
Branchiopoda
rank: class
Branchiura
rank: class
Bryozoa
rank: class
Calcarea
rank: class
Cephalocarida
rank: class
Cephalopoda
rank: class
Cephalopodea
rank: class
Cestoda
rank: class
Chelicerata
rank: class
Chilopoda
rank: class
Chondrichthys
rank: class
Cirripedia
rank: class
Copepoda
rank: class
Crinoidea
rank: class
Crinozoa
rank: class
Crustacea
rank: class
Cubozoa
rank: class
Demospongiae
rank: class
Diplopoda
rank: class
Echinoidea
rank: class
Echinozoa
rank: class
Echiuroidea
rank: class
Enopla
rank: class
Entoprocta
rank: class
Eucycliophora
rank: class
Gastropoda
rank: class
Gordioidea
rank: class
Granuloreticulosa
rank: class
Heliozoa
rank: class
Hexactinellida
rank: class
Hirudinea
rank: class
Holothuroidea
rank: class
Hyalospongiae
rank: class
Hydroidea
rank: class
Hydrozoa
rank: class
Hyolitha
rank: class
Insecta
rank: class
Larvacea
rank: class
Malacostraca
rank: class
Mammalia
rank: class
Maxillopoda
rank: class
Merostomata
rank: class
Monoplacophora
rank: class
Myxini
rank: class
Myzostomida
rank: class
Nautiloidea
rank: class
Nectonematoida
rank: class
Nudibranchia
rank: class
Oligochaeta
rank: class
Opalinea
rank: class
Ostracoda
rank: class
Palaeacanthocephala
rank: class
Pauropoda
rank: class
Pentastomida
rank: class
Petromyzontidia
rank: class
Phascolosomatidea
rank: class
Polychaeta
rank: class
Polyplacophora
rank: class
Prosobranchs
rank: class
Pteropoda
rank: class
Pycnogonida
rank: class
Reptilia
rank: class
Rhizopodea
rank: class
Sarcopterygii
rank: class
Scaphopoda
rank: class
Scyphozoa
rank: class
Secernentea
rank: class
Siphonophora
rank: class
Sipunculidea
rank: class
Stylommatophora
rank: class
Symphyla
rank: class
Tentaculata
rank: class
Thaliacea
rank: class
Trematoda
rank: class
Trilobita
rank: class
Turbellaria
rank: class
Xenophyophorea
rank: class
Xiphosurida
rank: class
Zoantharia
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Global geographic scope.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

MCZ Harvard University
originator
Museum of Comparative Zoology
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge
02138
MA
US
homepage: http://www.mcz.harvard.edu

Paul J. Morris
metadata author
position: Biodiversity Informatics Manager
Harvard University Herbaria and Museum of Comparative Zoology
22 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
02138
MA
US
email: bdim@oeb.harvard.edu

Paul J. Morris
metadata author
position: Biodiversity Informatics Manager
Harvard University Herbaria and Museum of Comparative Zoology
22 Divinity Ave
Cambridge
02138
MA
US
email: mole@oeb.harvard.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3673-444X

Breda Zimkus
point of contact
position: Acting Director of Collections Operations
Museum of Comparative Zoology
26 Oxford St
Cambridge
02138
MA
US
email: bzimkus@oeb.harvard.edu
homepage: https://mcz.harvard.edu/people/breda-zimkus
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8973-526X

Brendan Haley
point of contact
position: Senior Database Manager
Museum of Comparative Zoology
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge
02138
MA
US
email: bhaley@oeb.harvard.edu

President and Fellows of Harvard College
owner
position: President and Fellows
Harvard College

Brendan Haley
administrative point of contact
position: Senior Database Manager
Museum of Comparative Zoology
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge
02138
MA
US
email: bhaley@oeb.harvard.edu