Zoological Collections
The Zoology Collection comprises several collections with over 60 000 specimens.
Field | Size | Preparation | Types | Documentation |
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Van der Horst slides - chordate, mainly mammalian vertebrate | 41 000 | Histology slides of embryological material | no types | 100% card catalogue 60% comp. database some field notes |
Inhaca marine invertebrates | approx 600 | wet | no types | some |
Inhaca Fish | 852 | wet | no types | checklist |
Knowles Jordan shells of Port Alfred | 15 640 | shells | no types | catalogue |
Feltham Lepidoptera SA | approx 850 | pinned | no types (donated to Transv l Museum) | checklist |
Anura reference collection SA | approx 500 | wet | no types | 80% card catalogue |
Teaching vertebrate and invertebrate | approx 1750 | wet 70%, skeletal 28%, models 2% | no types | 90 % card catalogue |
Bird skins (teaching) | 140 | dry skins | no types | checklist and labels |
Insect teaching colln | approx 2000 | pinned mainly | no types | none |