University of British Columbia - Algae (UBC)

Now part of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Emphasis on vascular plants of Pacific Rim countries; bryophytes of northern hemisphere; benthic marine algae of British Columbia, Washington, and Alaska.

Specialties: Worldwide; Vascular plants of Pacific Rim countries; bryophytes of northern hemisphere; benthic marine algae of British Columbia, Washington, and Alaska; macrofungi and lichens. CITES: CA 014

Notable collectors: R. Bandoni; K. I. Beamish; J. Calder; J. Davidson; J. W. Eastham; H. Kennedy; V. J. Krajina; P. Lebednik; R. Scagel; W. B. Schofield; G. B. Straley; T. M. C. Taylor

Director and Curator of Vascular Plants: Jeannette Whitton, ubc[dot]herbarium[at]ubc[dot]ca
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 15 September 2022
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
University of British Columbia
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
6270 University Blvd
Vancouver, BC   V6T 1Z4
CA
[1] 604 822 3344
Collection Statistics
  • 79,054 specimen records
  • 53,883 (68%) georeferenced
  • 326 (0.41%) with images (326 total images)
  • 71,329 (90%) identified to species
  • 210 families
  • 911 genera
  • 3,558 species
  • 3,742 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acrothrix (13)
  • Aegira (6)
  • Ascocyclus (1)
  • Asperococcus (11)
  • Chilionema (1)
  • Chordaria (229)
  • Cladosiphon (11)
  • Coilodesme (189)
  • Corynophlaea (3)
  • Cylindrocarpus (2)
  • Delamarea (1)
  • Desmotrichum (3)
  • Dictyosiphon (115)
  • Elachista (127)
  • Entonema (1)
  • Eudesme (84)
  • Gononema (14)
  • Halothrix (1)
  • Haplogloia (127)
  • Hecatonema (6)
  • Isthmoplea (1)
  • Laminariocolax (3)
  • Leathesia (477)
  • Leptonematella (2)
  • Levringia (1)
  • Liebmannia (1)
  • Litosiphon (1)
  • Melanosiphon (54)
  • Mesogloia (7)
  • Myelophycus (7)
  • Myriactula (2)
  • Myriocladia (2)
  • Myrionema (29)
  • Myriotrichia (4)
  • Nemacystus (5)
  • Omphalophyllum (3)
  • Papenfussiella (14)
  • Phloeospora (1)
  • Phycocelis (1)
  • Polycerea (2)
  • Punctaria (122)
  • Saundersella (95)
  • Sauvageaugloia (2)
  • Soranthera (312)
  • Sorocarpus (1)
  • Spermatochnus (2)
  • Sphaerotrichia (13)
  • Stictyosiphon (8)
  • Stilophora (3)
  • Streblonema (14)
  • Striaria (5)
  • Suringaria (2)
  • Tinocladia (7)