Institution code UiT

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

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NorwayTromsø

496,188 specimens

Description

The University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway was established 1968 and is the world’s northernmost university. In 1976, Tromsø Museum, founded 1872 as oldest scientific institution of Northern Norway, was incorporated into the University of Tromsø. Both the University of Tromsø and Tromsø Museum changed names in 2013 to “The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway” and “The Arctic University Museum of Norway”, respectively. The Norwegian name of the university is Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet, which is abbreviated to UiT – Norges arktiske universitet. The Norwegian abbreviation UiT is used in the official English translation of the name.Tromsø Museum used the institution codes TROM for the herbarium and botanical collections and TSZ for the zoological collections. These institution codes are still in use at the Arctic University Museum of Norway. worldwide; Northern Norway; Spitsbergen

Code

UiT

Number of specimens in institution

496,188

Institutional disciplines

No information

Founding date

1872

Institution Type

Unknown

Collections

Name	Code	Description	Specimens
Geological collections, Tromsø	TSG		0
Terrestrial invertebrates, Tromsø	TSZ-invert-terrestrial		22,813
Marine invertebrates, Tromsø	TSZ-invert-marine		427
Bird collection, Tromsø	TSZ-bird		6,636
Bird egg collection, Tromsø	TSZ-bird-egg		1,936
Lepidoptera collection, Tromsø	TSZL	Butterflies. Lepidoptera	23,767
Diptera collection, Tromsø	TSZD	True flies. Diptera	26,606
Coleoptera collection, Tromsø	TSZC	Coleoptera collection, Tromsø. Coleoptera	22,963
Herbarium, vascular plants, Tromsø	TROM-V	Herbarium, vascular plants, Tromsø. vascular plants	741,256
Botanical garden, living collections	TROM-garden	Botanical garden, living collections. botany	4,900
Geological collection, Tromsø	TSG-geology	Geological collection, at UiT Tromsø Museum	0
Paleontological collection, Tromsø	TSG-paleontology	Paleontological collection, at the UiT Tromsø Museum	0
Zoological collections (TSZ) The Arctic University Museum of Norway	TSZ	TSZ is the collection code for the zoological collections at the Arctic University Museum of Norway. The zoological collections contain several subcollections which are organized by major animal groups.. Eukaryota	0
Gastropoda collection, Tromsø	TSZG	Overview over specimens of Gastropoda that are stored in the collection of the Arctic University Museum of Norway (previously Tromsø Museum).. Gastropoda: MolluscaGastropoda	14,121
Algae Herbarium, Tromsø	TROM-A		3,500
Fungi Herbarium, Tromsø	TROM-F		39,271
Lichen Herbarium, Tromsø	TROM-L		22,795
Herbarium Garden plants, Tromsø	TROM-H		3,350
Tromsø Herbarium	TROM	Tromsø Herbarium. All groups	320,000
Bryophyte Herbarium, Tromsø	TROM-B		48,532
Algae, Norwegian College of Fishery Science	A	Norwegian College of Fishery Science. Algae collection.	0
Various marine groups incl. Porifera	TSZY	Porifera, Acanthocephala, Cephalorhyncha (Priapulida, Nematomorpha), Chaetognatha, Echiura, Myzozoa (Ellobiopsidae), Nematoda, Platyhelminthes (Cestoda, Monogenea, Rhabditophora, Trematoda, Turbellaria), Sipuncula, etc.	0
Tunicata collection, Tromsø	TSZT		1,016
Radiata collection, Tromsø	TSZR	Radiata: Cnidaria (Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, etc.) and Ctenophora. Radiata	1,007
Foraminifere and other Protozoa collection, Tromsø	TSZF		2,358
Annelida collection, Tromsø	TSZA		3,539
Mammalia, Amphibia & Reptilia collection, Tromsø	TSZM	Mammals, amphibians and reptiles. Skins & skeletons and in alcohol.. Mammalia, Amphibia & Reptilia	2,691
Bivalvia collection, Tromsø	TSZB	Bivalves. Bivalvia	12,419
Echinodermata collection, Tromsø	TSZE	Echinoderms. Echinodermata	4,846
Entomology	TSZ-ENT	Entomology collections at UiT Tromsø Museum	73,336
Pisces (fish) collection, Tromsø	TSZP	Fish. fish	3,124
Crustacea collection, Tromsø	TSZCr	Crustaceans. Crustacea	19,220
Chelicerata collection, Tromsø	TSZCh	horseshoe crabs, scorpions, spiders, mites. Chelicerata	1,079
Bryozoa and Brachiopoda collection, Tromsø	TSZBr	Bryozoans and Brachiopods. Bryozoa and Brachiopoda	2,741