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UCSB: Algae - University of California Santa Barbara Algae Collection
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The UCSB botanical collections, housed at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, include over 250,000 taxa of terrestrial and marine species. The vascular plant herbarium includes approximately 100,000 vascular plant specimens, lichens curated by Dr. Shirley Tucker, and the C.H. Muller Oak collection. The algal herbarium houses approximately 8000 specimens dating from the 1880s.

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Contact: Greg Wahlert wahlert@ccber.ucsb.edu
Cite this collection:
UCSB: Algae - University of California Santa Barbara Algae Collection. Occurrence dataset (ID: ) accessed via the Symbiota Local Portal Portal, https://dev010.symbiota.org/Portal, 2026-06-22).
Collection Statistics
  • 8,961 (94%) georeferenced
  • 9,578 (100%) with media (12,182 total media)
  • 5,072 (53%) specimen records
  • 124 Families
  • 199 Genera
  • 458 Species
  • 486 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Upload: 2024-04-10 08:22:26
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import Algae TEST | Import from Macroalgae Portal
Digital Metadata: EML File
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