R. M. Bohart Museum of Entomology (UCDC-Tardigrada)

The Bohart's insect collections are a valuable resource for research, and the museum's professional staff conduct research that benefits science and the community. The facilities contains the world's largest collection of tardigrade water bears.

Contacts: Bohart Museum of Entomology, bmuseum@ucdavis.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 96de4d36-8b5e-4ae5-8938-a82b2f2b2d2d
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
RM Bohart Museum of Entomology
University of California/Entomology
1 Shields Avenue
Davis, CA   95616
USA
530 752-0493
Collection Statistics
  • 25,620 specimen records
  • 490 (2%) georeferenced
  • 25,620 (100%) with images (138,141 total images)
  • 13,264 (52%) identified to species
  • 14 families
  • 48 genera
  • 187 species
  • 194 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Antechiniscus (10)
  • Bryodelphax (71)
  • Cornechiniscus (3)
  • Diploechiniscus (171)
  • Echiniscus (3735)
  • Hypechiniscus (48)
  • Mopsechiniscus (29)
  • Novechiniscus (37)
  • Parechiniscus (1)
  • Pseudechiniscus (846)
  • Testechiniscus (173)