Protist Collections: Essential for Future Research. Issue 11 (November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: d'Avila-Levy, Claudia M.; Yurchenko, Vyacheslav; Votýpka, Jan; Grellier, Philippe
• Is Part Of: Trends in parasitology. Volume 32:Issue 11(2016:Nov.)
• Page Start: 840
• Page End: 842
• Publication Date: 2016-11
• Subjects: kinetoplastid -- taxonomy -- voucher; Parasitology -- Periodicals; Parasitology -- Periodicals; Biology -- Periodicals; Parasitology; Biology; Parasitologie -- Périodiques; Online resources; 571.999
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.08.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-4922

Abstract

Abstract : The vouchered deposit of protist type specimens in institution-maintained collections is a prerequisite for species description, and greatly enhances the chances of sample availability and preservation for future generations. However, specimens are currently most often deposited in personal collections maintained by the individual effort of researchers. We discuss the disadvantages of such a scenario and propose a change to this arrangement.