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The oVert Thematic Collections Network Project ID: 000368762 Public
17893 Media · 10940 Specimens · Creator: Blackburn, David · Managed by: David Blackburn , Edward Stanley, Jaimi Gray

The oVert (openVertebrate) Thematic Collection Network (TCN) generated and continues to serve high-resolution digital three-dimensional data for internal anatomy across vertebrate diversity. At a network of digitization centers across the US, we CT-scanned >13,000 fluid-preserved specimens representing >80% of the living genera of vertebrates. This provides broad coverage for exploration and research on all major groups of vertebrates. We have also generated contrast-enhanced scans to reveal soft tissues and organs for many living vertebrate families. This collection of digital imagery and three-dimensional volumes is open for exploration, download, and use to address questions related to the discovery of new species, documenting patterns of anatomical diversity and growth, and testing hypotheses of function and evolution. If you use oVert data in publications presenting research, educational resources, etc., please cite the following paper: Blackburn, D.C., D.M. Boyer, J.A. Gray, J. Winchester, J.M. Bates, S.L. Baumgart, E. Braker, D. Coldren, K.W. Conway, A. Davis Rabosky, N. de la Sancha, C.B. Dillman, J.L. Dunnum, C.M. Early, B.W. Frable, M.W. Gage, J. Hanken, J.A. Maisano, B.D. Marks, K.P. Maslenikov, J.E. McCormack, R.S. Nagesan, G.G. Pandelis, H.L. Prestridge, D.L. Rabosky, Z.S. Randall, M.B. Robbins, L.A. Scheinberg, C.L. Spencer, A.P. Summers, L. Tapanila, C.W. Thompson, L. Tornabene, G.J. Watkins-Colwell, L.J. Welton, the oVert Project Team, and E.L. Stanley. 2024. Increasing the impact of vertebrate scientific collections through 3D-imaging: the openVertebrate (oVert) Thematic Collections Network. BioScience 74: 169–186. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad120

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000100026 body CAS:SU(ICH):49243 Nannacara anomala Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-30 Open Download  
000100024 body CAS:SU(ICH):36764 Bujurquina peregrinabunda Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-30 Open Download  
000100025 body CAS:SU(ICH):36765 Bujurquina syspilus Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-30 Open Download  
000100023 body CAS:SU(ICH):17302 Aequidens tetramerus Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-30 Open Download  
000100022 body CAS:SU(ICH):16786 Symphysodon discus Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-30 Open Download  
000100021 body CAS:ICH:77910 Hypselecara coryphaenoides Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-30 Open Download  
000100020 body CAS:ICH:77898 Symphysodon aequifasciata Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-30 Open Download  
000100019 body CAS:ICH:77074 Cichlasoma umbriferum Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-30 Open Download  
000100016 body CAS:ICH:67128 Laetacara dorsiger Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-30 Open Download  
000100018 body CAS:ICH:6811 Cichlasoma beani Volumetric Image Series 2020-01-30 Open Download  
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