California State Collection of Arthropods
The California State Collection of Arthropods (CSCA) is an international resource for research and identification of various groups of the Phylum Arthropoda, especially Insecta. The total number of prepared specimens exceeds 1.5 million, making this the 6th largest collection in California; the policy of retaining primary type specimens has only recently been instituted, so few are currently included (although a vast number of primary types have been designated from our materials, and deposited
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- Category: organization
- Founded: 2003
- Website: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/ppd/csca.html
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- Phone: 19167386671 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Email: sgaimari@cdfa.ca.gov (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-22
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The California State Collection of Arthropods (CSCA) is an international resource for research and identification of various groups of the Phylum Arthropoda, especially Insecta. The total number of prepared specimens exceeds 1.5 million, making this the 6th largest collection in California; the policy of retaining primary type specimens has only recently been instituted, so few are currently included (although a vast number of primary types have been designated from our materials, and deposited
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