The “NorDigBryo” Project
The project's main goal is to gather new information about the bryozoan species we have in Norway. This will be done by reviewing undetermined specimens, updating materials from museum collections, and collecting new samples from marine habitats.
Collections will be organized along the way to bring together experts in the field to raise the level of knowledge in Norway regarding this unknown group of species. To make it easier for more people to acquire knowledge about bryozoans, identification keys will be created and published online. In addition, a larger photographic library will supplement the keys.
Goal
- We want to update information about bryozoan diversity in marine environments in Norway.
- We aim to document and digitize as many species as possible.
- We wish to contribute genetic data to a DNA library.
- We want to gain a better overview of which non-native bryozoan species we have in Norway.
- We aim to create a simple identification key for the most common species that can be found.
