MGC Herbarium of University of Malaga (Spain): MGC-PHYC dataset

Occurrence Specimen
Versão mais recente published by University of Malaga on out 7, 2025 University of Malaga
Início:
http://www.mgc.uma.es
Publication date:
7 de outubro de 2025
Published by:
University of Malaga
Licença:
CC-BY-NC 4.0

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Descrição

El Herbario de la Universidad de Málaga (Herbario MGC) está constituido por cuatro colecciones biológicas activas de pliegos de herbario. La colección de algas (MGC-PHYC) es una de las más importantes de este tipo en el Mediterráneo occidental. Su base de datos tiene como objetivo la digitalización y publicación de los datos asociados a los más de 5.450 ejemplares depositados actualmente en el herbario, de los cuales el 95% están identificados a nivel de especie.Desde 2011, la Unidad de Herbario depende de los Servicios Centrales de Apoyo a la Investigación (SCAI) de la Universidad de Málaga, que son responsables de su gestión y de sus bases de datos. La colección crece de forma continua gracias a proyectos de investigación y donaciones históricas.El 100% de la colección está digitalizada mediante el programa Elysia v3.0 (Pando et al., 2025), por lo que la información de los especímenes es accesible a través de la red GBIF (http://www.gbif.org/dataset/962e2f2e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a). En la actualidad, MGC-PHYC incluye 112 familias y 904 taxones, distribuidos en rodófitas (54,6%), feófitas (29,2%), clorófitas (15,8%) y cianófitas (0,4%).La mayoría de los pliegos proceden del Mediterráneo occidental, principalmente de España con un 76,6% de especímenes representados (Andalucía = 53,7% de los especímenes), siendo la provincia de Málaga la mejor representada con un 20,4%. También destacan las colecciones de Marruecos (9,1%), Japón (4,8%), Venezuela (2,7%) y la Antártida (1,4%).La principal incorporación de ejemplares en la colección MGC-PHYC tuvo lugar entre 1975 y 1996, fruto de la intensa actividad del Dr. Francisco Conde. Posteriormente, las campañas de 2007 y 2008 se enmarcaron en proyectos destinados a completar la flora ficológica de Andalucía.Además, la colección de algas del Herbario MGC alberga tres pequeñas colecciones catalogadas como históricas por su antigüedad y origen: un herbario de 198 ejemplares procedente de la Academia Malagueña de Ciencias donado en 1975 (Conde, 1992), otro de 80 pliegos donado por el Instituto de Investigaciones Pesqueras de Cádiz, y una colección de 61 preparaciones microscópicas donada por el Laboratorio Oceanográfico de Málaga.La identificación de los especímenes ha sido realizada principalmente por especialistas en ficología, y la base de datos MGC-PHYC ha superado controles de calidad mediante DarwinTest v3.3 (Pando et al., 2022) y verificaciones ad hoc, cumpliendo con los estándares Darwin Core exigidos por GBIF.Los datos de las colecciones del Herbario MGC son relevantes para estudios de conservación, taxonomía, flora, cartografía, fenología y palinología, entre otros. El Herbario MGC es uno de los herbarios de referencia para Flora iberica (Castroviejo, 1986–2012), Flora Vascular de Andalucía Oriental (Blanca et al., 2009), Flora Briofítica Ibérica (Guerra 2006–) y Flora Phycologica Iberica (Gómez-Garreta 2000–). Además, la revista Acta Botanica Malacitana (Acta Botanica Malacitana, 1975–) publica regularmente artículos basados en datos de la colección.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Herbarium of the University of Málaga (Herbarium MGC) is composed of four active biological collections of herbarium specimens. The algal collection (MGC-PHYC) is one of the most important of its kind in the western Mediterranean. Its database aims at the digitization and publication of data associated with the more than 5,450 specimens currently deposited in the herbarium, 95% of which are identified to species level.Since 2011, the Herbarium Unit has been under the responsibility of the Central Research Support Services (SCAI) of the University of Málaga, which oversees its management and databases. The collection continues to grow thanks to research projects and historical donations.The entire collection has been digitized using the software Elysia v3.0 (Pando et al., 2025), and specimen information is accessible through the GBIF network (http://www.gbif.org/dataset/962e2f2e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a). At present, MGC-PHYC includes 112 families and 904 taxa, distributed among rhodophytes (54.6%), phaeophytes (29.2%), chlorophytes (15.8%) and cyanophytes (0.4%).Most specimens come from the western Mediterranean, mainly from Spain, which accounts for 76.6% of the collection (Andalusia = 53.7% of the specimens), with Málaga province being the best represented area (20.4%). Other significant holdings include Morocco (9.1%), Japan (4.8%), Venezuela (2.7%) and Antarctica (1.4%).The main incorporation of specimens into MGC-PHYC took place between 1975 and 1996, as a result of the intense collecting activity of Dr. Francisco Conde. Later, the 2007 and 2008 campaigns were conducted within projects aimed at completing the phycological flora of Andalusia.In addition, the algal collection of the MGC Herbarium houses three small collections considered historical due to their age and provenance: a herbarium of 198 specimens from the Academia Malagueña de Ciencias donated in 1975 (Conde, 1992), another of 80 specimens donated by the Institute of Fisheries Research of Cádiz, and a collection of 61 microscopic preparations donated by the Oceanographic Laboratory of Málaga.Specimen identification has been carried out mainly by specialists in phycology, and the MGC-PHYC database has passed quality controls using DarwinTest v3.3 (Pando et al., 2022) and ad hoc validations, meeting the Darwin Core standards required by GBIF.The data from the MGC Herbarium collections are relevant for studies on conservation, taxonomy, flora, cartography, phenology, and palynology, among others. The MGC Herbarium is one of the reference herbaria for Flora iberica (Castroviejo, 1986–2012), Flora Vascular de Andalucía Oriental (Blanca et al., 2009), Flora Briofítica Ibérica (Guerra 2006–) and Flora Phycologica Iberica (Gómez-Garreta 2000–). In addition, the journal Acta Botanica Malacitana (Acta Botanica Malacitana, 1975–) regularly publishes articles based on data from the collection.

Registros de Dados

Os dados deste recurso de ocorrência foram publicados como um Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), que é o formato padronizado para compartilhamento de dados de biodiversidade como um conjunto de uma ou mais tabelas de dados. A tabela de dados do núcleo contém 5.449 registros.

Também existem 2 tabelas de dados de extensão. Um registro de extensão fornece informações adicionais sobre um registro do núcleo. O número de registros em cada tabela de dados de extensão é ilustrado abaixo.

Occurrence (core)
5449
Identification 
6044
Multimedia 
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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.

Versões

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Como citar

Pesquisadores deveriam citar esta obra da seguinte maneira:

MGC Herbarium of University of Malaga (Spain): MGC-PHYC dataset. University of Malaga. Dataset/Occurrence. http://www.gbif.es/ipt/resource?r=mgc-algae

Direitos

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GBIF Registration

Este recurso foi registrado no GBIF e atribuído ao seguinte GBIF UUID: 962e2f2e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a.  University of Malaga publica este recurso, e está registrado no GBIF como um publicador de dados aprovado por GBIF Spain.

Palavras-chave

Malaga; Andalusia; Spain; Seagrass; SCAI; University of Malaga; MGC Herbarium; MGC; Plantae; Chromista; Bacteria; Clorophyta; Rhodophyta; Phaeophyta; Cyanophyta; Rhodomelaceae; Sargassaceae; Dictyotaceae; Corallinaceae; Ceramiaceae; Cystoseira; Codium; Ulva; Asparagopsis; Gelidium; Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

Contatos

José García Sánchez
  • Provedor Dos Metadados ●
  • Originador ●
  • Ponto De Contato
  • Herbarium Curator
University of Málaga
  • Servicios Centrales de Apoyo a la Investigación (SCAI). Bulevar Louis Pasteur, 33. Campus de Teatinos
29071 Málaga
Málaga
ES
  • +34 952137414

Cobertura Geográfica

Most of the data refer to the western Mediterranean, mainly from Spain, which accounts for 76.6% of the collection (Andalusia = 53.7% of the specimens), with Málaga province being the best represented area (20.4%). In southern Spain, the collection provides a very comprehensive representation of the entire Málaga coastline, including emblematic sites such as Faro de Calaburras, La Araña and Peñón del Cuervo beaches, and the Maro–Cerro Gordo Cliffs Natural Area, which is shared with Granada province. Specimens from Morocco come mostly from Cabo Tres Forcas, Mar Chica, and Alhucemas. In Venezuela, the great majority of the material originates from Margarita Island. In Japan, all specimens were collected in the Seto Inland Sea. The collection also preserves material from Antarctica, mainly from the South Shetland Islands, Elephant Island, and South Georgia. Only 30% of the specimens are georeferenced. Data were originally recorded using UTM, MGRS, and geographic coordinates, and subsequently converted into geographic coordinates before being uploaded to the GBIF portal through the Elysia v3.0 software (Pando et al., 2025). The accuracy of the MGRS grid coordinates ranges from 1 m² to 10 km², while the accuracy of the geographic coordinates ranges from 1 to 7,071 m².

Coordenadas delimitadoras Sul Oeste [-62,68, -158,22], Norte Leste [55,93, 135,15]

Cobertura Taxonômica

The MGC-Algae collection comprises 5,450 sheets grouped into 112 families, 338 genera, 840 species, and 904 taxa (including infraspecific categories). Most specimens are red algae (Rhodophyta, 54.6%), followed by brown algae (Phaeophyta, 29.2%) and green algae (Chlorophyta, 15.8%). The most represented families, in order of abundance, are Rhodomelaceae (8.4%), Sargassaceae (7.3%), Dictyotaceae (7.1%), Corallinaceae (6.4%), and Ceramiaceae (5.0%). The leading genera, in order of abundance, are Cystoseira (4.6%), Codium (3.7%), Ulva (3.6%), Asparagopsis (3.3%), and Gelidium (3.2%).

Reino Plantae (plants), Chromista (chromista), Bacteria (bacteria)
Filo Clorophyta (green algae), Rhodophyta (red algae), Phaeophyta (brown algae), Cyanophyta (blue-green algae)
Família Rhodomelaceae, Sargassaceae, Dictyotaceae, Corallinaceae, Ceramiaceae
Gênero Cystoseira, Codium, Ulva, Asparagopsis, Gelidium

Cobertura Temporal

Data Inicial / Data final 1831-01-01 / 2024-05-10

Dados Sobre o Projeto

Nenhuma descrição disponível

Título Digitalización y Gestión de las Bases de Datos del Herbario MGC de la Universidad de Málaga
Financiamento Scientific research project: "Informatización del Herbario de la Universidad de Málaga (MGC)". Reference: CLEG2004-21156-E Fund: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Spain). Length: 2006 January - 2009 September.
Related Projects Scientific research project: "Realización de una prestación de servicios para el mantenimiento e inclusión de pliegos del proyecto Flora de Andalucía Oriental en el Herbario público de la Universidad de Málaga". Reference: 8.06/03.3353 Fund: Junta de Andalucía Length: 2010 February - 2011 February.
Scientific research project: "Digitalización y Gestión de las Bases de Datos del Herbario MGC de la Universidad de Málaga". Reference: 8.06/03.3353 Fund: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Spain). Subprograma Personal Técnico de Apoyo Length: 2012 January - 2014 December.
Scientific research project: LifeWatch ERIC EnBiC2-Lab – Flora Team. Reference: LIFEWATCH‑2019‑UMA‑01. Fund: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Spain) / Universidad de Málaga / FEDER. Program: LifeWatch ERIC, ERDF2020. Length: 2019 January – 2024 February.
Temporary staff for assistance in fieldworks, contracted through Junta de Andalucía (Spain) research group: Biodiversidad, Conservación y Recursos Vegetales; Group code: RNM-115.

O pessoal envolvido no projeto:

Baltasar Cabezudo Artero
  • Pesquisador Principal

Métodos de Amostragem

The specimens of this collection were mainly gathered by researchers from the Botany Area of the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Málaga, together with members of the MGC Herbarium. A smaller portion of the collection originates from exchanges and donations with other research centres and individual researchers.

Área de Estudo Most specimens come from southern Spain (Andalusia), with Málaga province being the best represented area, aiming to cover the widest possible diversity of seaweeds from this territory. The collection also includes material from northern Morocco, as well as from other regions of Spain, and from a total of 23 countries across all continents, including Antarctica.
Controle de Qualidade Identifications were carried out mainly by staff from the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Málaga, with a high percentage of the specimens revised by phycology specialists. Any taxonomic updates are incorporated into the database and made available through this dataset on GBIF. Before being published on the GBIF portal, the dataset is checked for digitisation errors. Validation is performed using the DarwinTest v3.3 tool (Pando et al., 2022), together with ad hoc verifications conducted through MS Access queries. These checks are designed to detect errors in taxonomy, dates, geospatial information, collectors, identifiers, and other fields.

Descrição dos passos do método:

  1. Pressing and drying. Algal material is first submerged in water so that the specimens spread naturally over the cardboard support. Fine adjustments are made with brushes to fully extend the thalli. Once arranged, the material is placed between absorbent papers covered with polyester sheets, which prevent the drying paper from sticking to the specimens. The prepared material is then pressed and dried before incorporation into the herbarium.
  2. Mounting. Specimens are mounted on double A2 standard-size sheets (42 × 59.4 cm) folded in half, which fully cover and protect the specimens.
  3. Labelling. Each sheet includes an identification label with the following information: taxonomy, country, province, county, locality, georeference, date, ecology, collectors, and determinations.
  4. Disinfestation. Although algal sheets are not at risk of being eaten by terrestrial insects, the same protocol as for the rest of the herbarium collections is followed as a preventive measure. Thus, sheets are frozen at −20 °C for 72 hours. In addition, the herbarium room is periodically fumigated.
  5. Storage. Specimens are stored in compact shelving cabinets and organised alphabetically by family, genus, and species.

Dados de Coleção

Nome da Coleção MGC-Algae
Identificador da Coleção 962e2f2e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a
Identificador da Coleção Parental Not applicable
Métodos de preservação do espécime Seco e prensado
Unidades de Curadoria Contagem 5.450 +/- 0 Sheets ,  Contagem 904 +/- 0 Taxons ,  Contagem 840 +/- 0 Species ,  Contagem 338 +/- 0 Genus ,  Contagem 112 +/- 0 Families

Citações bibliográficas

  1. PUBLICATIONS FROM THIS DATASET
  2. García-Sánchez J, Cabezudo B (2014) El herbario MGC de la Universidad de Málaga. Boletín de la Asociación de Herbarios Ibero-Macaronésicos (AHIM) 16: 20-26.
  3. REFERENCES CITED WITHIN THE METADATA
  4. Blanca, G., Cabezudo, B., Cueto, M., Fernández López, C., & Morales Torres, C. (Eds.). (2009). Flora vascular de Andalucía Oriental (4 vols.). Consejería de Medio Ambiente. Junta de Andalucía. Sevilla, Spain.
  5. Acta Botanica Malacitana. (1975–). Vol. 1–50. Universidad de Málaga. ISSN 0210-9506. ISSN-e 2340-5074. https://www.abm.uma.es
  6. Castroviejo, S. (Coord. gen.). (1986–2021). Flora Iberica: Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares (Vols. 1–21). Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC.
  7. Gómez-Garreta, A. (Coord.) (2000-). Flora phycologica iberica. Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia.
  8. Guerra, J., Cros, R. M. (Coord.) (2006-) Flora Briofítica Ibérica. Sociedad Española de Briología. Murcia, España
  9. Pando, F., Lujano, M., & Cezón, K. (2025). Elysia (3.0): una aplicación para la gestión completa de colecciones biológicas. GBIF.ES - CSIC. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Consultado en septiembre de 2025.
  10. Pando, F., Lujano, M., & Cezón, K. (2022). Darwin Test (3.3): una aplicación para la validación y chequeo de los datos en formato Darwin Core. GBIF.ES. Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC). Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Consultado en marzo de 2022.
  11. REFERENCES USED TO IDENTIFY DATASET SPECIMENS
  12. Afonso Carrillo, J., & Sansón Acedo, M. (1999). Algas, hongos y fanerógamas marinas de las Islas Canarias: Clave analítica. Materiales Didácticos Universitarios. Serie Biología 2. Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de La Laguna.
  13. Barceló Martí, M. C., Gallardo García, T., Gómez Garreta, A., Pérez-Ruzafa, I. M., Ribera Siguán, M. A., & Rull Lluch, J. (2000). Flora Phycologica Iberica. Vol. 1: Fucales. Universidad de Murcia.
  14. Braga, J. C., Aguirre, J., & Esteban, J. (2009). Algas calcáreas del Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata-Níjar: Guía de campo. Aguas de las Cuencas Mediterráneas.
  15. Brodie, J., Maggs, C. A., & John, D. M. (Eds.). (2007). Green seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. The British Phycological Society.
  16. Gómez-Garreta, A. (Coord.) (2000-). Flora phycologica iberica. Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia.
  17. Rodríguez Prieto, C., Ballesteros, E., Boisset, F., & Afonso-Carrillo, J. (2013). Guía de las macroalgas y fanerógamas marinas del Mediterráneo occidental. Ediciones Omega.
  18. Pérez-Lloréns, J. L., Hernández Cabrero, I., Bermejo Lacida, R., Peralta González, G., Brun Murillo, F. G., & Vergara Oñate, J. J. (2012). Flora marina del litoral gaditano: Biología, ecología, usos y guía de identificación. Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Cádiz.
  19. SOME PUBLICATIONS BASED ON THIS DATASET
  20. Altamirano, M., Díaz-Such, B., & García-Sánchez, J. (2006). Notas corológicas del macrofitobentos de Andalucía (España). VI. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 31, 172–174. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v31i31.7143
  21. Altamirano, M., López-Blanco, E., & Orriach, R. (2008). Notas corológicas del macrofitobentos de Andalucía (España). VII. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 33, 329–332. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v33i0.6995
  22. Arjona Fernández, M. M., Bañares España, E., & Flores-Moya, A. (2011). Notas corológicas del macrofitobentos de Andalucía (España). X. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 36, 159–160. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v36i1.2809
  23. Báez, J. C., Conde, F., & Flores-Moya, A. (2001). Notas corológicas del macrofitobentos de Andalucía (España). V. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 26, 193–196. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v26i0.7416
  24. Bermejo, R., Pérez-Llorens, J. L., Vergara, J. J., & Hernández, I. (2010). Notas corológicas del macrofitobentos de Andalucía (España). IX. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 35, 162–164. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v35i0.2866
  25. Bermejo, R., Pérez-Llorens, J. L., Vergara, J. J., & Hernández, I. (2012). Notas corológicas del macrofitobentos marino de Andalucía (España). X. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 37, 163–165. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v37i0.2660
  26. Conde, F., Altamirano, M., & Flores-Moya, A. (1996). Notas corológicas del macrofitobentos de Andalucía (España). IV. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 21, 303–305. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v21i0.8689
  27. Conde, F., Flores-Moya, A., & Vera González, J. (1990). Notas corológicas del macrofitobentos de Andalucía (España). II. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 15, 350–352. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v15i.9320
  28. Conde Poyales, F. (1984). Catálogo de las algas macrobentónicas marinas de Málaga. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 9, 47–78. https://doi.org/10.24310/Actabotanicaabmabm.v9i.9628
  29. Conde, F. (1984). Contribución al conocimiento de la flora algal bentónica del mar de Alborán. Islas Chafarinas. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 9, 41–46. https://doi.org/10.24310/Actabotanicaabmabm.v9i.9627
  30. Conde Poyales, F., & Soto, J. (1986). Notas corológicas del macrofitobentos de Andalucía (España). Acta Botanica Malacitana, 11, 9–16. https://doi.org/10.24310/Actabotanicaabmabm.v11i.9457
  31. Flores-Moya, A., Conde, F., Sánchez, A., & Altamirano, M. (1994). Notas corológicas del macrofitobentos de Andalucía (España). III. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 19, 211–213. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v19i.8902
  32. Flores-Moya, A., Vera González, J. J., & Conde Poyales, F. (1989). Contribución a la corología de las macroalgas marinas bentónicas del litoral malagueño. I. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 14, 199–201. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v14i.9375
  33. Guiry, M. D., & Guiry, G. M. (n.d.). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication. National University of Ireland, Galway. Recuperado de http://www.algaebase.org
  34. Invernón, V., Orriach, R., Bañares, E., Altamirano, M., De la Rosa Álamos, J., & Flores-Moya, A. (2009). Notas corológicas del macrofitobentos de Andalucía (España). VIII. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 34, 201–206. https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v34i0.6903
  35. Soto, J., & Conde, P. (1987). Sobre la presencia de algunas especies de algas tropicales en el litoral del sureste ibérico. Acta Botanica Malacitana, 12, 27–34. https://doi.org/10.24310/Actabotanicaabmabm.v12i.9730

Metadados Adicionais

Originally, this collection was published online under the name MGC-Algae, instead of retaining the name MGC-PHYC, which corresponds to the physical algal collection of the MGC Herbarium. In 2025, this inconsistency was corrected, and the online collection name was officially changed to MGC-PHYC.

Identificadores alternativos 962e2f2e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a
http://datos.gbif.es/collectory/public/show/co161
doi:10.15468/q8hzlc
https://ipt.gbif.es/resource?r=mgc_algae