Data providing member | Joined: June 3, 2015
Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Online since: June 16, 2016
Last update: June 7, 2018
Zoology Collection at Museo de Zoología Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Museo de Zoología at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador hosts the largest specimen collection and Genome bank in Ecuador. The genome bank has over 40,000 tissues (updated to August 2015) stored in -80 ultra freezers.Contacts
Sample Requests
Santiago Ron
santiago.r.ron@gmail.com
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
EC170135 Quito
Ecuador
Santiago Ron
santiago.r.ron@gmail.com
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
EC170135 Quito
Ecuador
Sample Requests
Hugo Guillermo Navarrete Zambrano
hnavarrete@puce.edu.ec
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
EC170135 Quito
Ecuador
Hugo Guillermo Navarrete Zambrano
hnavarrete@puce.edu.ec
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
EC170135 Quito
Ecuador
Institution Type
Museum, UniversityCollection Type
TissueCollection Size
40000 tissuesCollection Coverage
Kingdoms: Animalia
Taxa: Vertebrata
Geospatial: , 1
Access rights
The specimen collection and the genome bank are available for use of the scientific community both within and outside Ecuador. For information on how to access samples in the genome bank visit: http://zoologia.puce.edu.ec/Vertebrados/BancoGenoma.aspxCuration details
Primary Purpose: Research
Development Status: Active growth
Preservation methods: Cryopreserved
Known to contain types: No
McGinley Conservation statuses
Level 6: Identified, integrated, and adequately curated.
Date: 2015-08-09
Date: 2015-08-09
Institution Codes
Acronym: QCAZ
CITES: not registered