Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Department of Community and Ecosystem Ecology, Müggelseedamm 310, D-12489, Berlin, Germany.
Institute of Geoecology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, D-38106, Germany.
Sci Data. 2023 Mar 27;10(1):169. doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02088-0.
In light of the ongoing freshwater biodiversity crisis, detailed knowledge regarding the spatial distribution of freshwater species is urgently required, especially in biodiversity hotspots. Here we present a database of georeferenced occurrence records of four freshwater invertebrate taxa groups across Cuba, namely flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida), insects (Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Hemiptera, Trichoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera), crabs and shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda), and mollusks (Mollusca). We collated the geographic occurrence information from scientific literature, unpublished field records, museum collections and online databases. The database, comprising 6292 records of 457 species at 1075 unique localities, is organized in 32 fields that contain the information about the taxonomic classification of each recorded species, the sex and life stage of collected individuals; the geographic coordinates, location, author and date of the record and a reference to the original data source. This database provides an important basis towards an improved understanding of the spatial distribution of freshwater biodiversity in Cuba.
鉴于当前淡水生物多样性危机，迫切需要详细了解淡水物种的空间分布情况，特别是在生物多样性热点地区。在这里，我们提供了一个古巴四个淡水无脊椎动物类群（扁形动物门：三胚层）、昆虫（蜉蝣目、蜻蜓目、半翅目、毛翅目、鞘翅目、双翅目）、蟹和虾（甲壳纲：十足目）以及软体动物（软体动物门）的地理分布记录的地理参考数据库。我们从科学文献、未发表的实地记录、博物馆收藏和在线数据库中整理了地理发生信息。该数据库包含 1075 个独特地点的 6292 条记录和 457 个物种，组织在 32 个字段中，包含每个记录物种的分类学分类、收集个体的性别和生活阶段、地理坐标、位置、记录作者和日期以及对原始数据源的引用。该数据库为更好地了解古巴淡水生物多样性的空间分布提供了重要基础。
