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Museum of Zoology
MZLU
The zoological collections, founded in 1735, are
among the oldest and largest in Northern Europe. There are some 10
million specimens of which the vast majority are insects. The annual
acquisition is approximately 30 000 specimens.
The holdings
include large collections of type material. There are approximately 15
000 insect types, 150 vertebrates and 1 400 invertebrates, other than
insects. Important insect collections, holding type material, are
Zetterstedt's, Fallén's, Dahlbom's, and Thomson's among others.
Vertebrates are mainly Pisces and Reptilia. One important collection of
invertebrates is Oscar Carlgren's Anthozoa collection which includes 66
types.
Biological Museums in UMAC Newsletter
In the february issue of the UMAC Newsletter, pages 9-10, is a paper by
professor Ingvar Kärnefelt about the forthcoming transfer of the
collections to new premises. The consequences for both personel and
collections are discussed. UMAC is an acronym for "University Museums
and Collections".
UMAC website (new window)Get the Newsletter (PDF 1,5 mb)
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Last modified 15 Mar 2012
