Institute of Marine Biological Research (IMBR)

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  • Name

    Institute of Marine Biological Research (IMBR)

  • Herbarium Code

    SIBS

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Nataliya Milchakova, Head of Laboratory of Phytoresources, milchakova@gmail.com

  • Contact

    [380] 692 550795
    Fax: [380] 692 557813
    Email: milchakova@gmail.com

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Laboratory of Phytoresources
    Institute of Marine Biological Research (IMBR)
    Nakhimov Avenue, 2
    Sevastopol, Crimea 299011
    Ukraine

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Algae; seagrasses; macroalgae

    Geography: Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; Mediterranean and Black Seas

  • Notes

    The Herbarium of IMBR is the biggest collection of macrophytes of the world's oceans in the Azov-Black Seas countries. The herbarium is part of the Sevastopol Biological Statiion (founded in 1872). The first collection was destroyed by fire during Second World War (1941). Current herbarium specimens of macroalgae and seagrasses date mostly from 1914 to 1992.

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  • Number of Specimens

    34000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 540
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants
  • Date Founded

    1892

  • Updated

    05/06/2023

  • Associated Institution

    Nikita Botanical Garden, Yalta, Crimea

  • Important Collectors

    A. A. Kalugina-Gutnik, N. A. Komarnizky, L. I. Kursanov, N. V. Morozova-Vodyanizkay, G. M. Stanilovsky