University of Alberta Freshwater Invertebrate Collection (UAFIC)

Occurrence Specimen
Latest version published by University of Alberta Museums on Aug 27, 2026 University of Alberta Museums
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Publication date:
August 27, 2026
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Description

The Freshwater Invertebrate Collection is an active resource in ecology and systematics representing Alberta and Western Canada. The specimens (more than 5000 lots) are used as vouchers and to assess ecological change, and the collection provides the foundation for researchers studying bodies of water that have undergone major transformations. Faculty and graduate students working on rivers, streams and lakes continue to add to the collection.

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 4,555 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

University of Alberta Museums, Becker-Burns A, Mallalieu K (2026). University of Alberta Freshwater Invertebrate Collection (UAFIC). Version 1.128. University of Alberta Museums. Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.18165/ryex9i

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Alberta Museums. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: d3aa0bbe-b7f7-47fc-bd82-952c7cb24355.  University of Alberta Museums publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Canada Biodiversity Information Facility.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

Contacts

University of Alberta Museums
  • Originator
  • Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-5834
Alyssa Becker-Burns
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Custodian Steward
  • Assistant Director Collections Management
University of Alberta Museums
  • Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-3871
Katherine Mallalieu
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Custodian Steward
  • Collections Management Advisor
University of Alberta Museums
  • Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-6271
Heather Proctor
  • Curator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Curator
University of Alberta
  • CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
T6G 2E9 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-5704
Victor Shegelski
  • Curator
  • Assistant Curator
University of Alberta
  • CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
T6G 2E9 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-0461

Geographic Coverage

North America, Canada, United States, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories

Bounding Coordinates South West [32.96, -143.95], North East [70.21, -50.12]

Taxonomic Coverage

The following taxonomic groups make up >10% of the collection: Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Trichoptera, Ephemeroptera, Diptera

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies), Ephemeroptera (Mayflies), Diptera (Flies)

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period 1963-current

Collection Data

Collection Name University of Alberta Freshwater Invertebrate Collection
Collection Identifier IN
Parent Collection Identifier UAM
Specimen preservation methods Alcohol,  Microscopic preparation

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers doi:10.18165/ryex9i
d3aa0bbe-b7f7-47fc-bd82-952c7cb24355
https://ipt.museums.ualberta.ca/ipt/resource?r=freshwater_invertebrates