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Sargassum latifolium

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
J. Frazier  Search this
Place:
Andromache Reef, 1 km east of Ras Mwa Kisingo, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
30 Dec 1973
Taxonomy:
Chromista Ochrophyta Fucales Sargassaceae
Published Name:
Sargassum latifolium
Barcode:
00200924
USNM Number:
60419
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/387bd6ab3-1255-4f52-a2ea-21d63d14558a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2260168

Ulva lactuca L.

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
J. Frazier  Search this
Place:
Andromache Reef, 1 km east of Ras Mwa Kisingo, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
30 Dec 1973
Taxonomy:
Plantae Chlorophyta Ulvophyceae Ulvales Ulvaceae
Published Name:
Ulva lactuca L.
Ulva fasciata Delile
Barcode:
00238962
USNM Number:
60411
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36bad9197-b75e-4555-9e5a-9f09afd2d66a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2260172

Ulva reticulata Forssk.

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
David H. Linder  Search this
Place:
Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
22 Apr 1927 to 28 Apr 1927
Taxonomy:
Plantae Chlorophyta Ulvophyceae Ulvales Ulvaceae
Published Name:
Ulva reticulata Forssk.
Barcode:
00679439
USNM Number:
203991
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Botany
Algae
Collection of Sylvia A. Earle
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3adad1b7a-c40f-4d64-87e1-26b9e601fa5e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2840062

Halimeda fragilis

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
George F. Papenfuss  Search this
R. F. Scagel  Search this
Place:
Reef in front of Nyali Beach Hotel, Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
1 Oct 1962
Taxonomy:
Plantae Chlorophyta Bryopsidales Halimedaceae
Published Name:
Halimeda fragilis
Barcode:
01067081
USNM Number:
217553
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/325aa816f-5f74-4e88-b0dd-811da73f53e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10042041

Codium dwarkense Børgesen

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
George F. Papenfuss  Search this
R. F. Scagel  Search this
Place:
Reef in front of Nyali Beach Hotel, Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
1 Oct 1962
Taxonomy:
Plantae Chlorophyta Bryopsidales Codiaceae
Published Name:
Codium dwarkense Børgesen
Barcode:
01066784
USNM Number:
217250
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f8315f2f-84d5-4400-be30-105831523bf7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10070754

Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forssk.) Hartog

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Sylvia A. Earle  Search this
Place:
Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
19 Nov 1964
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Alismatales Cymodoceaceae
Published Name:
Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forssk.) Hartog
Barcode:
04176601
USNM Number:
3779487
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Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a81006c0-1d9d-4295-905a-ff600ef09d9f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16747301

Laurencia sp.

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Diane S. Littler  Search this
Barrett L. Brooks  Search this
Place:
East Africa. On sand off the Picolo Hotel, near the Bamburi Cement Factory., Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
27 Jan 1989
Taxonomy:
Plantae Rhodophyta Florideophyceae Ceramiales Rhodomelaceae
Published Name:
Laurencia sp.
Barcode:
04107841
USNM Number:
232545
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Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3627385d0-3f82-411e-84b5-e3942b92765f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16762600

Halymenia venusta

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
J. Frazier  Search this
Place:
Ras Iwetine, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
21 Jan 1974
Taxonomy:
Plantae Rhodophyta Halymeniales Halymeniaceae
Published Name:
Halymenia venusta
Barcode:
01097887
USNM Number:
60415
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Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37255fe26-cd46-4dde-911b-27e579f43e8e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2339295

Halimeda melanesica

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
J. Frazier  Search this
Place:
Mombasa, Andromache Reef, 1 km east of Ras Mwa Kisingo, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
30 Dec 1973
Taxonomy:
Plantae Chlorophyta Bryopsidales Halimedaceae
Published Name:
Halimeda melanesica
Barcode:
00234435
USNM Number:
4232
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/391ecc7de-c95b-49bc-91f0-9e7342b0ef3b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2368868

Bryopsis hypnoides J.V. Lamour.

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
David H. Linder  Search this
Place:
Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
22 Apr 1927 to 28 Apr 1927
Taxonomy:
Plantae Chlorophyta Bryopsidales Bryopsidaceae
Published Name:
Bryopsis hypnoides J.V. Lamour.
Barcode:
00638990
USNM Number:
198590
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Botany
Algae
Collection of Sylvia A. Earle
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34d9e1af5-b602-44ea-bee6-11d281235653
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2388007

Galaxaura tenera

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
George F. Papenfuss  Search this
R. F. Scagel  Search this
Place:
Reef in front of Nyali Beach Hotel, Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
1 Oct 1962
Taxonomy:
Plantae Rhodophyta Nemaliales Galaxauraceae
Published Name:
Galaxaura tenera
Galaxaura tenera
Barcode:
00546848
USNM Number:
86391
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3224257e8-7d88-4ea8-a884-5e5c76985a73
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2389253

Galaxaura elongata

Biogeographical Region:
Indo-West Pacific  Search this
Collector:
George F. Papenfuss  Search this
R. F. Scagel  Search this
Place:
Reef in front of Nyali Beach Hotel, Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
1 Oct 1962
Taxonomy:
Plantae Rhodophyta Nemaliales Galaxauraceae
Published Name:
Galaxaura elongata
Barcode:
00546601
USNM Number:
86344
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Botany
Algae
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bdb74546-a413-42af-8e38-db9cd9c9406a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2389254

Rhyothemis semihyalina

Biogeographical Region:
Afrotropical  Search this
Collector:
Paul J. Spangler  Search this
K. V. Krombein  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Envelope
Sex:
Female
Stage:
Adult
Place:
20 miles south of Mombasa, [Not Stated], Mombasa, Kenya
Collection Date:
25 Jan 1968
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata, Anisoptera, Libellulidae
Published Name:
Rhyothemis semihyalina (Desjardins, 1832)
Barcode:
USNMENT00278955
USNM Number:
USNMENT278955
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/321379a49-4cde-46a2-9af0-f7457ecbda9b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9216341

Ceriagrion glabrum

Biogeographical Region:
Afrotropical  Search this
Collector:
Karl V. Krombein  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Envelope
Sex:
Male
Stage:
Adult
Place:
20 miles south of Mombasa, [Not Stated], Mombasa, Kenya
Collection Date:
25 Jan 1968
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata, Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae
Published Name:
Ceriagrion glabrum (Burmeister, 1839)
Barcode:
USNMENT00342831
USNM Number:
USNMENT342831
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Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/362fe06ec-d59d-4669-91a1-46927dabaee1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_9258547

Scylla serrata

Collector:
E. A. Mearns  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
Indian Ocean  Search this
Preparation:
Alcohol (Ethanol)
Place:
Straits Of Changanive, 3.75 Mile From Mombasa, Kenya, Indian Ocean
Collection Date:
21 Nov 1909
Published Name:
Scylla serrata (Forskäl, 1775)
USNM Number:
111754
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Invertebrate Zoology
Arthropoda
Data Source:
NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d2a2a285-11d7-4f65-97d6-13d858a1891c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_12754948

Ormocarpum kirkii S. Moore

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Edgar A. Mearns  Search this
Min. Elevation:
100  Search this
Place:
Vicinity of Changamwe, on the Uganda Railway, 14 miles from Mombasa, British East Africa, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
21 Nov 1909 to 30 Nov 1909
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Ormocarpum kirkii S. Moore
Ormocarpum bibracteatum (Steud. ex A. Rich.) Baker
Barcode:
02044382
USNM Number:
632217
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b54c4a94-ae04-4968-8fb2-f62d6c9950f2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13389641

Ormocarpum kirkii S. Moore

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Edgar A. Mearns  Search this
Min. Elevation:
100  Search this
Place:
Vicinity of Changamwe, on the Uganda Railway, 14 miles from Mombasa, British East Africa, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
21 Nov 1909 to 30 Nov 1909
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Ormocarpum kirkii S. Moore
Ormocarpum bibracteatum (Steud. ex A. Rich.) Baker
Barcode:
02044383
USNM Number:
632168
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f287bce4-27d6-42ae-bbab-38bc84523b01
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13389642

Ormocarpum kirkii S. Moore

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Edgar A. Mearns  Search this
Min. Elevation:
100  Search this
Place:
Vicinity of Changamwe, on the Uganda Railway, 14 miles from Mombasa, British East Africa, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Collection Date:
21 Nov 1909 to 30 Nov 1909
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Ormocarpum kirkii S. Moore
Ormocarpum bibracteatum (Steud. ex A. Rich.) Baker
Barcode:
02044384
USNM Number:
632110
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37fd5cddb-9a47-4442-914b-a369e08482cf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13389643

Woman with basket on head near Mombasa, Kenya

Photographer:
Breckinridge, Mary, 1881-1965  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Patterson, Mary Marvin Breckinridge  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (black and white)
Container:
Box 2, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Kenya
Date:
1932
General:
Original number: M IV 32
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Elephants -- Africa -- Mombasa  Search this
Collection Citation:
M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson collection, EEPA 1985-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0074
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M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Collection
M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Collection / Photographs / 1.5: Kenya
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b91dcce5-1131-41e6-82f2-47d0931b16bf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-009-ref785

Woman with basket on head near Mombasa, Kenya

Photographer:
Breckinridge, Mary, 1881-1965  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Patterson, Mary Marvin Breckinridge  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (black and white)
Container:
Box 2, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Place:
Kenya
Date:
1932
General:
Original number: M IV 30
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Elephants -- Africa -- Mombasa  Search this
Collection Citation:
M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson collection, EEPA 1985-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0081
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M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Collection
M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Collection / Photographs / 1.5: Kenya
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo757d53011-c2f2-4c71-808a-2eeb32fd7e9f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-009-ref792

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