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The Invertebrate Collections include the Thomas
Mollusc Collection, the Gray's Reef Invertebrate Collection and a General
(non-insect) Invertebrate Collection. The Thomas Collection contains
more than 25,000 specimens of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial species;
including many which are extinct, endangered or threatened. The Gray's
Reef Collection includes approximately 5,550 specimens of invertebrates
collected within and adjacent to Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.
Gray's Reef is a live bottom reef located approximately 17 nautical
miles east of Sapelo Island Georgia. The hardbottoms and rock outcrops
in this area support unique assemblages of temperate and tropical marine
invertebrates. The General Invertebrate Collection contains over 3,000
specimens of non-mollusc invertebrates from other areas. |
