Yale University Peabody Museum (IZ-YPM)

Primary strengths of the Division of Invertebrate Zoology include large holdings of Western Atlantic invertebrates represented not only by recently acquired specimens, but also by a strong historical component dating to the late 1800s, totaling approximately 3 million individuals, thousands of which are the type specimens of species new to science.
Contacts: Eric Lazo-Wasem, eric.lazo-wasem@yale.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 April 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Collection Statistics
  • 145,810 specimen records
  • 60,145 (41%) georeferenced
  • 22,759 (16%) with images (47,892 total images)
  • 85,712 (59%) identified to species
  • 1,787 families
  • 4,949 genera
  • 13,803 species
  • 13,918 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acanthacis (6)
  • Acis (1)
  • Bebryce (3)
  • Eunicea (38)
  • Eunicella (18)
  • Euplexaura (4)
  • Evacis (1)
  • Heterogorgia (8)
  • Hypnogorgia (2)
  • Muricea (206)
  • Muriceopsis (17)
  • Olindagorgia (1)
  • Paracis (1)
  • Paramuricea (82)
  • Placogorgia (5)
  • Plexaura (73)
  • Plexaurella (26)
  • Psammogorgia (41)
  • Pseudoplexaura (30)
  • Scleracis (9)
  • Stenogorgia (1)
  • Thesea (20)
  • Villogorgia (4)