Herbarium of Granada University: 146 Type Specimens of Fungi and Lichens

146 type material specimens of 72 nominal taxa of fungi and lichens from the Herbarium of the University of Granada, Spain. The collection was compiled by M. Teresa Vizoso and includes records for each specimen such as locality, species name, collector, type status, and image URLs. An associated image collection contains 117 images, with 59 corresponding to the nomenclature types of 52 taxa.

Use Cases

• Taxonomic classification and validation based on specimen type status and associated sequences.
• Geographic distribution analysis of fungal taxa based on recorded locality indications.
• Historical biodiversity research based on collector names and observation dates.
• Digital preservation and study of herbarium specimens using the linked image URLs.

Strengths

• Contains 146 type material specimens, a specific and curated collection.
• Includes 117 associated images, with 59 directly documenting type specimens.
• Records detailed metadata per specimen, such as locality, collector, and type status.

Limitations

• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Herbarium of the University of Granada (GDA and GDAC collections).

Collection Method

Search and compilation of herbarium collections to identify and digitize previously unrecognized type specimens.

Geography

Western Mediterranean, mainly Spain.