The Gothenburg Museum of Natural History

Collections

1. Entomological Collection (GNM) The insect collection at Gothenburg Natural History Museum (GNM) contains several million specimens of insects from many areas of the world. The oldest specimens date are from the early 19th century. Some of the collections were donated to the museum by private individuals, and we also have specimens from inventories carried out by museum staff, mainly at localities in Sweden...
2. Invertebrates of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum (GNM) This database contains specimens of invertebrates from the Gothenburg natural history museum, collected from the early 1800´s to the present. New specimens are added continuously. The main bulk of the collection consists of ethanol-preserved specimens of marine benthic invertebrates (notably L.A...
3. Molluscs of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum (GNM) The ”Terrestrial invertebrate faunistic research program” at the Göteborg Natural History Museum comprises of land living molluscs /snails and slugs specimens from more than 28.000 localities. Only a small part, specimens from the county of Västerbottens län (724 localities), has so far been exported to GBIF and BioAtlas.
4. Terrestrial and Limnic Invertebrate Collection This dataset contains specimen data of terrestrial and limnic invertebrates from Gothenburg natural history museum. The collections contain several million specimens and new material are digitized continuously. It includes mostly Swedish specimens but also material collected in other parts of the world...
5. Vertebrates Collection This database contains specimens of vertebrates from the Gothenburg Natural History Museum, collected from the early 1800's to present. New specimens are added continuously. Most of the birds and mammals are preserved as skins, while most fishes, amphibians and reptiles are preserved in alcohol...

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