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Fig. 2.3 in Handbook of best practice and standards for 2D+ and 3D imaging of natural history collections
Fig. 2.3. Picturing shiny metallic specimens: Left: A manganite specimen (scale = 1 cm); Right: a detailed view of the manganite specimen (scale = 1 mm).
Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited.
Natural history specimen data collected and/or identified by Plos, Anabela, <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3877-7408">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3877-7408</a>. Claims were made on Bloodhound, <a href="http://bloodhound-tracker.net">https://bloodhound-tracker.net</a> using specimen data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org">https://gbif.org</a>.
Fig. 3 in Acanthocephalans of the nominotypical subgenus of Plagiorhynchus (Plagiorhynchidae) from charadriiform birds in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London, with a key to the species of the subgenus
Fig. 3. Plagiorhynchus (Plagiorhynchus) charadrii (Yamaguti, 1939). A. Male, general view. B. Proboscis. C. Longitudinal rows of hooks (lateral view) and some posterior hooks (frontal view). Scale-bars: A, 1.0 mm; B, 0.2 mm; C, 0.1 mm.
Fig. 2 in Acanthocephalans of the nominotypical subgenus of Plagiorhynchus (Plagiorhynchidae) from charadriiform birds in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London, with a key to the species of the subgenus
Fig. 2. Plagiorhynchus (Plagiorhynchus) odhneri Lundström, 1942. A. Female, general view. B. Female, anterior end of trunk. C. Female, posterior end of trunk with terminal genital tract. D. Male, anterior end of trunk. E. Female, longitudinal row of hooks (lateral view). Scale-bars: A, 1.0 mm; B, C, D, 0.2 mm; E, 0.1 mm.
Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited.
Natural history specimen data collected and/or identified by Shorthouse, David Peter, <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230</a>. Claims were made on Bloodhound, <a href="http://bloodhound-tracker.net">https://bloodhound-tracker.net</a> using specimen data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org">https://gbif.org</a>.
Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited.
Natural history specimen data collected and/or identified by Brambach, Fabian, <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-2248">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-2248</a>. Claims were made on Bloodhound, <a href="http://bloodhound-tracker.net">https://bloodhound-tracker.net</a> using specimen data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org">https://gbif.org</a>.
Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited.
Natural history specimen data collected and/or identified by David Peter Shorthouse, <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230</a>. Claims were made on Bionomia, <a href="http://bionomia.net">https://bionomia.net</a> using specimen data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org">https://gbif.org</a>.
Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited.
Natural history specimen data collected and/or identified by David Peter Shorthouse, <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230</a>. Claims were made on Bionomia, <a href="http://bionomia.net">https://bionomia.net</a> using specimen data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org">https://gbif.org</a>.
Figure 1d from: Owen D, Livermore L, Groom Q, Hardisty A, Leegwater T, van Walsum M, Wijkamp N, Spasić I (2020) Towards a scientific workflow featuring Natural Language Processing for the digitisation of natural history collections. Research Ideas and Outcomes 6: e55789. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.6.e55789
Figure 1d A range of sample specimens that demonstrate the wide taxonomic range of specimens encountered in collections. They also demonstrate the diversity of label types, which include handwritten, typed, and printed labels. Note the presence of various barcodes, rulers, and a colour chart in addition to labels describing the origin of the specimen and its identity. - Fossilised animal skin (Natural History Museum 2009)
Figure 1b from: Owen D, Livermore L, Groom Q, Hardisty A, Leegwater T, van Walsum M, Wijkamp N, Spasić I (2020) Towards a scientific workflow featuring Natural Language Processing for the digitisation of natural history collections. Research Ideas and Outcomes 6: e55789. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.6.e55789
Figure 1b A range of sample specimens that demonstrate the wide taxonomic range of specimens encountered in collections. They also demonstrate the diversity of label types, which include handwritten, typed, and printed labels. Note the presence of various barcodes, rulers, and a colour chart in addition to labels describing the origin of the specimen and its identity. - Pinned insect specimen (Natural History Museum 2018)
Figure 1c from: Owen D, Livermore L, Groom Q, Hardisty A, Leegwater T, van Walsum M, Wijkamp N, Spasić I (2020) Towards a scientific workflow featuring Natural Language Processing for the digitisation of natural history collections. Research Ideas and Outcomes 6: e55789. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.6.e55789
Figure 1c A range of sample specimens that demonstrate the wide taxonomic range of specimens encountered in collections. They also demonstrate the diversity of label types, which include handwritten, typed, and printed labels. Note the presence of various barcodes, rulers, and a colour chart in addition to labels describing the origin of the specimen and its identity. - Microscope slide (Natural History Museum 2017)
Figure 1a from: Owen D, Livermore L, Groom Q, Hardisty A, Leegwater T, van Walsum M, Wijkamp N, Spasić I (2020) Towards a scientific workflow featuring Natural Language Processing for the digitisation of natural history collections. Research Ideas and Outcomes 6: e55789. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.6.e55789
Figure 1a A range of sample specimens that demonstrate the wide taxonomic range of specimens encountered in collections. They also demonstrate the diversity of label types, which include handwritten, typed, and printed labels. Note the presence of various barcodes, rulers, and a colour chart in addition to labels describing the origin of the specimen and its identity. - Herbarium specimen (Natural History Museum 2007a)
Figure 11 from: Owen D, Livermore L, Groom Q, Hardisty A, Leegwater T, van Walsum M, Wijkamp N, Spasić I (2020) Towards a scientific workflow featuring Natural Language Processing for the digitisation of natural history collections. Research Ideas and Outcomes 6: e55789. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.6.e55789
Figure 11 The distribution of languages across the specimen and herbaria. EN=English, FR=French, LA=Latin, ET=Estonian, DE=German, NL=Dutch, PT=Portuguese, ES=Spanish, SV=Swedish, RU=Russian, FI=Finnish, IT=Italian, ZZ=Unknown. The codes for the contributing herbaria are listed in Table 11 (from Dillen et al. 2019).
Supplementary material 1 from: Owen D, Livermore L, Groom Q, Hardisty A, Leegwater T, van Walsum M, Wijkamp N, Spasić I (2020) Towards a scientific workflow featuring Natural Language Processing for the digitisation of natural history collections. Research Ideas and Outcomes 6: e55789. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.6.e55789
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Figure 1e from: Owen D, Livermore L, Groom Q, Hardisty A, Leegwater T, van Walsum M, Wijkamp N, Spasić I (2020) Towards a scientific workflow featuring Natural Language Processing for the digitisation of natural history collections. Research Ideas and Outcomes 6: e55789. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.6.e55789
Figure 1e A range of sample specimens that demonstrate the wide taxonomic range of specimens encountered in collections. They also demonstrate the diversity of label types, which include handwritten, typed, and printed labels. Note the presence of various barcodes, rulers, and a colour chart in addition to labels describing the origin of the specimen and its identity. - Liquid preserved specimen (Natural History Museum 2010)
Fig. 2 in Annotated catalogue of the dinosaurs (Reptilia, Archosauria) in the collections of Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Fig. 2.—Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex, CM 9380 (formerly AMNH 973): missing parts restored in outline except neck and first dorsal vertebra which are drawn from AMNH 5866, now mounted and on exhibition in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.), after Osborn.
Figure 2 from: Owen D, Groom Q, Hardisty A, Leegwater T, Livermore L, van Walsum M, Wijkamp N, Spasić I (2020) Towards a scientific workflow featuring Natural Language Processing for the digitisation of natural history collections. Research Ideas and Outcomes 6: e58030. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.6.e58030
Figure 2 A possible semi-automatic digitisation workflow to extract data from the labels of collection specimens.
Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited.
Natural history specimen data collected and/or identified by Jocelyn Colella, <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2463-1029">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2463-1029</a>. Claims were made on Bionomia, <a href="http://bionomia.net">https://bionomia.net</a> using specimen data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org">https://gbif.org</a>.
FIGURE 1. Mesocoelium meggitti—USNPC 092800.00 in A reevaluation of specimens of Mesocoelium monas (Platyhelminthes: Digenea: Mesocoeliidae) from the Natural History Museum, UK and the United States National Parasite Collection, USA
FIGURE 1. Mesocoelium meggitti—USNPC 092800.00 from Anolis lionotus, ventral view of adult.
FIGURE 5. Mesocoelium burti—NHMUK 1980.11.12 4 in A reevaluation of specimens of Mesocoelium monas (Platyhelminthes: Digenea: Mesocoeliidae) from the Natural History Museum, UK and the United States National Parasite Collection, USA
FIGURE 5. Mesocoelium burti—NHMUK 1980.11.12 4 from Bufo marinus, ventral view of adult.
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