Molecular Collections - Inverts
About this product
Overview
Molecular Collections - Inverts groups 36 collection units from the Molecular Collections - Inverts section within the Molecular Collections division (Life Sciences), covering an estimated 73,458 individual items held across 15,387 curatorial/storage units. Material is predominantly whole organisms (17 of 36 collection units), tissue (11 of 36 collection units), and dna (6 of 36 collection units). Preservation is mainly deep-frozen, ethanol, and buffer. Named taxa represented in this product include Mollusca, among others.
Value
Curatorial assessment rates this product highly on Identification, Strategy/mission/research, and Development potential (avg. 4.4/5 across its top three scored dimensions), indicating it is well positioned for external licensing relative to other NHM holdings. Its breadth and depth of coverage make it suitable as a comprehensive reference dataset rather than a niche sample. High-confidence taxonomic identification throughout the set means downstream users can trust the labels without extensive re-verification.
Use Cases
- genomic reference panels and DNA barcode libraries for biodiversity and bioinformatics research
- biobanking and tissue-sample partnerships with academic and biotech researchers
- training data for genomic sequence-classification and phylogenetics models
- provenance-linked molecular data supporting species conservation and biosecurity work
- supervised computer-vision or species-identification model training, thanks to reliable taxonomic ground truth
- academic and institutional research licensing (biodiversity, systematics, and comparative studies)
Assets (35)
Abyssline Deep Sea Frozen - Buffer
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Abyssline Deep Sea Frozen - Tissue
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Ainsdale - Bioblitz 2019 - Inverts 1
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Ainsdale - Bioblitz 2019 - Inverts 2
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Bangladesh Inverts
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Darwin Tree of Life - Inverts - -80
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Darwin Tree of Life - Zoology
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Darwin Tree of Life Ad Hoc 2019 - Freshwater New Forest UK Inverts 2019
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Darwin Tree of Life Ad Hoc 2019 - UK Freshwater Inverts 2019
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Discovery 100 Expedition CryoArks - mid Atlantic pelagic/benthic - Inverts - Buffer
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Discovery 100 Expedition CryoArks - mid Atlantic pelagic/benthic - Inverts - Ethanol
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Discovery 100 Expedition CryoArks - mid Atlantic pelagic/benthic - Inverts - Frozen
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JNCC Aberdeen - 12/9/19
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JNCC Endeavour UK Marine Benthic - June 2019
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Land Snails Frozen - Seychelles Stylodonta tissue - staff collection
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Land Snails Frozen - Tuscan Molluscs - staff collection
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Lincolnshire UK Plants 2019 - staff collection
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Mollusc Tissue & DNA Frozen
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Nematodes Frozen - DNA - staff collection
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Nematodes Frozen - Environmental Samples - staff collection
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New Forest - staff collection
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New Forest Frozen - staff collection
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SAFFMAP Freshwater Inverts - staff collection
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SCAN 13°C - Legacy Mollusca: wet collection- specimens 13°C
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SCAN 13°C - Legacy Mollusca: wet collection- tissues 13°C
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SCAN Legacy Mollusca: dry collection 13°C
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Slapton Sands Frozen - staff collection
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Snails Frozen - staff collection
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UK Snail Fauna Ambient - staff collection
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UK Snail Fauna Frozen - staff collection
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Vietnamese Mollusc DNA - Parm & Katharina 2019
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Vietnamese Snail DNAs
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Vietnamese Snail Fauna 2011 - 2013 Frozen 1
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Vietnamese Snail Fauna 2011 - 2013 Frozen 2
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WVIC UK CryoArks - Parasites
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