Ephemeroptera taxonomy and faunistic collection at CNR-IRSA Brugherio (Milano, Italy)

Occurrence Specimen
Latest version published by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque on Feb 20, 2025 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque
Publication date:
20 February 2025
License:
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Description

This dataset represents the collection of the Ephemeroptera slides held at CNR-IRSA in Brugherio, Italy. The list includes specimens primarily collected in Italy starting from 1989 using qualitative methods, including some Italian endemisms. This is the personal A. Buffagni’s slide collection and has the dual purpose of increasing knowledge about Italian Ephemeroptera species through morphological study and serving as a reference tool for cataloguing and quantifying Italy's Ephemeroptera biodiversity. Each row in the dataset corresponds to a slide containing dissected body parts (e.g., mouthparts, thorax, abdomen). Typically, each individual is mounted on a single slide (i.e., row); however, in some cases, the same individual is mounted on multiple slides due to its size. As part of the ITINERIS project and the National Biodiversity Future Centre (NBFC), Ephemeroptera samples have been curated, catalogued, and digitised to make natural history collections virtually available to the public at any level, simplifying access and sharing of information. Drawings, preserved specimens and photographs of living specimens can be added to the collection. Licence of use: both access and use are free to any non-commercial user (CC-BY-NC 4.0). The authors recommend users to provide a link to the original dataset in GBIF (https://www.gbif.org/dataset/1c016e80-a3dc-47d5-b49b-cd89885992d0) and to cite the present paper when using the data. Stakeholders interested in additional information can contact the authors via information provided in the metadata.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 58 records.

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Buffagni A, Cislaghi S, Cazzola M, Erba S (2025). Ephemeroptera taxonomy and faunistic collection at CNR-IRSA Brugherio (Milano, Italy). Version 1.5. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque. Occurrence dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/eca/resource?r=ephemeroptera_collection_cnr-irsa_brugherio&v=1.5

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 1c016e80-a3dc-47d5-b49b-cd89885992d0.  Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.

Keywords

Microscope Slide; Italy; Biodiversity; Endemism; Climate Change; Mayfly; Specimen

Contacts

Andrea Buffagni
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Research Director
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (IRSA)
  • Via del Mulino
20861 Brugherio
MB
IT
Simona Cislaghi
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • PhD student
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (IRSA)
  • Via del Mulino
20861 Brugherio
MB
IT
Marcello Cazzola
  • Originator
  • Technician
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (IRSA)
  • Via del Mullino
20861 Brugherio
MB
IT
Stefania Erba
  • Originator
  • Senior Researcher
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (IRSA)
  • Via del Mulino
20861 Brugherio
MB
IT
Lyudmila Kamburska
  • Publisher
  • Researcher
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (IRSA)
28922 Verbania
VB
IT

Geographic Coverage

Sampling was carried out in freshwater environments distributed throughout Italy and other European countries.

Bounding Coordinates South West [39.295, -4.019], North East [48.268, 16.263]

Taxonomic Coverage

The dataset includes occurrences of the order Ephemeroptera as part of the class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. The rows of the list are divided into five families of mayflies, with 10 genera and 29 species.

Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Ephemeroptera

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period 1989-present

Sampling Methods

Samples were collected by qualitative sampling using a hand net.

Study Extent This dataset represents the collection of the Ephemeroptera (microscope slides, drawings and specimens) held at CNR-IRSA in Brugherio, Italy. The study refers to specimens collected mainly in Italian freshwaters and sometimes in other European countries.
Quality Control Quality control for taxonomic data: The revision of the species nomenclature was done by recognised experts in the taxonomy of Ephemeroptera. Quality control for geographic data: Reliability of coordinates where available was checked in QGIS. Geographic coordinate format, coordinates within country/provincial boundaries, and the absence of anomalous ASCII characters in the dataset were also double checked.

Method step description:

  1. Each row in the dataset corresponds to a slide containing dissected body parts. There are currently 58 slides in this dataset. Drawings, preserved specimens and photographs of living specimens may be added to the collection in the future. catalogNumber: The code is made up of the collection code (EpheAB), two letters (MS for Microscope Slides or DR for Drawing or SP for Specimen), a letter representing a particular Ephemeroptera family (e.g. C for Caenidae, B for Baetidae, etc.) and a progressive number made up of four digits. materialSample: If an individual corresponds to only one object, the inscription is ‘1 of 1’, if an individual corresponds to two or more objects, the inscription is ‘1 of 2’ and ‘2 of 2’ and so on. eventType: each caption refers to a type of sampling event. Specifically, ‘Biodiversity assessment’ means that sampling occurred in free, unstructured assessment contexts; ‘Project’ means that sampling occurred in a particular funded project; ‘Survey’ means that sampling occurred in a monitoring campaign.

Collection Data

Collection Name Collezioni dell'Istituto di Ricerca sulle acque di Brugherio -CNR-IRSA-MI
Collection Identifier https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/collection/bba1207b-d0f9-42f7-95f5-b15018cd94a6
Parent Collection Identifier EpheAB
Specimen preservation methods Microscopic preparation,  Mounted

Additional Metadata

Acknowledgements Ephemeroptera samples have been curated, catalogued, and digitised to make natural history collections virtually available to the public at any level, simplifying access and sharing of information, thanks to the ITINERIS project (https://itineris.cnr.it/) and the National Biodiversity Future Centre (NBFC), Italy (https://www.nbfc.it/en).
Alternative Identifiers 1c016e80-a3dc-47d5-b49b-cd89885992d0
https://cloud.gbif.org/eca/resource?r=ephemeroptera_collection_cnr-irsa_brugherio