An annotated catalogue of Tardigrada in the collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh
Morgan, C.I. (1977). An annotated catalogue of Tardigrada in the collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. Royal Scottish Museum Information Series. Natural History, 5. Royal Scottish Museum: Edinburgh. ii, 29 pp.
Part of: Royal Scottish Museum Information Series. Natural History. Royal Scottish Museum, Natural History: Edinburgh. ISSN 0307-5036, more
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Collections > Museum collections
Tardigrada [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
Between the years 1904 and 1913 James Murray made extensive collections of tardigrades from Britain and elsewhere (see Wallace, 1976; Waterston, 1976). Murray described fifty-four species new to science, and many of his illustrations and observations are still useful, and in frequent cases essential, for taxonomie purposes. Very little of Murray's preserved material remains, but the Royal Scottish Museum is fortunate in possessing representatives of fifteen species. Together with specimens recently donated by the present author, the tardigrade collection now comprises one of the most extensive museum reference collections available to workers in this field. The Morgan collection forms the basis for a recent Linnaen Society Synopsis of the British Tardigrada (Morgan and King, 1976a). This catalogue forms part of a series aimed at increasing awareness of the significant collections held by the Natural History Department at the Royal Scottish Museum. Throughout this catalogue the classification and nomenclature outlined by Ramazzotti (1972) have been followed, and all identifications have been rechecked. Specimens are preserved as slide preparations, mounted in Canada Balsam (Murray material) or in Gurr's A.C.S. mountant ringed with Canada Balsam (Morgan material). Murray material carries the registration number 1921.144, distinguishing it from Morgan material registered in 1973,1975 and 1976. |
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