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Colección de Fauna Marina del Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga (IEO-CSIC): CFM-IEOMA

Authors: González, Francisco Javier Olivas; Fernández-Peralta, Lourdes; Cancela, Ramón García; Jiménez, Francisca Salmerón;

Colección de Fauna Marina del Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga (IEO-CSIC): CFM-IEOMA

Abstract

(English below) La Colección de Fauna Marina (CFM-IEOMA) del Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC) de Málaga (España) es una colección biológica de referencia con 8503 especímenes preservados, catalogados y disponibles para estudio. Los grupos marinos mejor representados en la CFM-IEOMA son peces (70%), crustáceos (17%) y moluscos (8%), pero también están representados otros grupos de invertebrados. La colección se creó en el año 2000 con muestras de campañas oceanográficas asociadas a proyectos de investigación desarrollados en el IEO. Además, la CFM-IEOMA también recibe donaciones de naturalistas, investigadores y otras instituciones. Un gran número de investigaciones y publicaciones científicas se han basado en el estudio de los especímenes que constituyen esta colección. Aproximadamente el 60% de los especímenes han sido fijados en formaldehído y conservados después en etanol. El resto se encuentra fijado y conservado en formaldehído, con la excepción de los crustáceos, grupo taxonómico con el que se usa exclusivamente etanol. Esta colección destaca por poseer uno de los mejores catálogos de la fauna marina de las costas africanas del Atlántico, desde Marruecos hasta Angola (74%), así como un registro muy significativo de la fauna íctica mediterránea (20%). Alrededor del 20% de los especímenes albergados han sido capturados entre los 800 y los 2000 metros, lo que la convierte en una colección referente en cuanto a la presencia de especies marinas de gran profundidad. También posee muestras del Atlántico norte y de la Antártida. Además, la CFM-IEOMA presenta un notable potencial de crecimiento al contar con una cantidad significativa de material biológico depositado que está pendiente de catalogación e incorporación. Esto conducirá a duplicar el número de registros actuales en los próximos años. En un contexto de cambio global, con el desafío que plantea en términos de biodiversidad, las colecciones de fauna marina son una fuente de información de gran importancia y valor para la comunidad científica internacional. The Marine Fauna Collection (CFM-IEOMA) of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC) of Malaga (Spain) is a reference biological collection with 8503 preserved and catalogued for their study. The marine groups best represented in CFM-IEOMA are fishes (70%), crustaceans (17%) and molluscs (8%), but other invertebrate groups are also represented. The collection was created in 2000 with samples from oceanographic surveys carried out by the research projects run by the IEO. The CFM-IEOMA also receives donations from naturalists, researchers and other institutions. A large number of research and scientific publications have been based on the study of the specimens that constitute this collection. Approximately 60% of the specimens have been fixed in formaldehyde and later preserved in ethanol. The rest of the collection samples are fixed and preserved in formaldehyde, with the exception of crustaceans, a taxonomic group preserved exclusively in ethanol. This collection stands out for having one of the best catalogues of the fauna of the African coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, from Morocco to Angola (74%), as well as a very significant record of the Mediterranean ichthyofauna (20%). About 20% of the specimens have been sampled between 800 and 2000 meters deep, which makes it a reference collection in terms of the presence of very deep marine species. The main area of origin of the specimens is the African Atlantic (74%), but there is also a second relevant group of samples that comes from the Mediterranean Sea (20%). There are also samples from the North Atlantic and Antarctica. The collection stands out as one of the few marine fauna collections in Spain with a remarkable representation of the fauna of the African coasts of the central Atlantic. In addition, the CFM-IEOMA has a remarkable potential for growth as it has a significant amount of biological material deposited in the collection that is pending cataloguing. This will lead to double the number of current records in the coming years. In a context of global change, with the challenge this poses in terms of biodiversity, marine fauna collections are a source of information of great importance and value to the international scientific community.

Keywords

Mediterranean Sea Fauna, deep sea fauna, Occurrence, Marine fauna Collection, Decapods, Ichthyofauna, Atlantic Ocean fauna

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