Algae collection of the herbarium of the University of Barcelona
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Code
BCN Phyc -
Registration date
13/10/2025 - Download the sheet
Description
The algae collection of the Herbarium BCN contains more than 12,000 specimens. These samples correspond to marine macrophytes, basically Phaeophytes, Rhodophytes and Chlorophytes, which come from all along the coastline of the Iberian Peninsula, mostly from the Catalan-speaking territories (Països Catalans), the Basque Country and Galicia.Overall information
How to cite
Guardia Rubies R, 2017 BCN Algae. v1.0. Plant Biodiversity Resource Centre (CeDocBiV), University of Barcelona. Dataset/Occurrence. http://www.gbif.es/ipt/resource?r=bcn-phycophyta&v=1.0
Usage restrictions
A través de Internet
Access restrictions
https://cedocbiv.ub.edu/herbaribcn/algues
Taxonomic coverage
Scientific names
In terms of taxa, there is a substantial representation of the genus Cystoseira, Dictyota, Gelidium i Fucus.
Geographic description
These samples correspond to marine macrophytes which come from all along the coastline of the Iberian Peninsula, mostly from the Catalan Countries, the Basque Country and Galicia
Collection period
01/11/1819 12/06/2025
Datasets of the collection/database
Types of objects
Organismos preservados, no vivos (herbarios, colecciones de animales y afines)
Digitalization
Nº of copies / records
12
Nº of species
1630
Percentage of computerization
59
Does it include Type specimens?
Yes