Odoanta of Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria

Rosemary Essien

doi:10.15468/s1circ

Odoanta of Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria

Citation

Essien R, Kemabonta K (2019). Odoanta of Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria. Version 1.5. Akwa Ibom State University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/s1circ accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-07-11.

Description

Certain species of insects such as odonates, are used as bioindicators because they react intensely to disturbances in their living environment that could be due to anthropogenic or natural activities. Bioindicators or ecological indicators are taxa or groups of animals or plants that show signs when affected by environmental pressures due to human activities or the destruction of the biotic system. This result is from funding by GBIF (BID-AF2017-0311) and University of Lagos, Nigeria(CRC 2016/21) that involved the Digitization and Mobilization of Odonata of Southern Nigeria and molecular characterization, DNA barcoding and banking of Odonata of South western Nigeria respectively. So far, over 4000 colletions from Lagos, Osun, Oyo and Ondo States have been digitized. Odonate collections from Akwa Ibom State comprised 836 individuals from 23 species, and four families. The families were Libellulidae (75%), Coenagrionidae (24%), Calopterygidae (0.1%) and Chlorocyphidae (0.4%). Three dominant species found from the collections include Palpopleura lucia (39%), Orthetrum chrysostigma (9%) and Pseudagrion kersteni (9%). Two species with only one individual were Phaon iridipennis and Thoymis tillarga.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Insects from Order Odonata- dragonflies and damselflies.

Odonata
common name: Dragonflies rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Collections of specimens are from and around AKSU Uyo

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Rosemary Essien
originator
position: Lecturer 1
Akwa Ibom State University
Department of Crop Science, Obio Akpa Campus
Uyo
+234
Lagos
NG
Telephone: 8027022191
email: rosemary.essien@yahoo.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6100-9613

Kehinde Kemabonta
metadata author
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
Department of Zoology
Lagos
+234
Lagos
NG
Telephone: 8022235317
email: kennykemabonta@yahoo.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000.0002-4301-9196

Kehinde Kemabonta
user
email: kennykemabonta@yahoo.com

Kehinde Kemabonta
administrative point of contact
position: Associate Professor
University of Lagos
Department Of Zoology
Lagos
+234
Lagos
NG
Telephone: 8022235317
email: kennykemabonta@yahoo.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000.0002-4301-9196