The Invertebrate non Insects collections of the Spanish Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC)

Abstract

The Invertebrates non Insects collections of the MNCN are composed of about 1.500.000 specimens representatives of 40 animals phyla of worldwide. These collections contains excellents representations from Iberian Peninsula, Philippines, Cuba, Ecuatorial Guinea and South America. The origin of the collections is the same that the Museum, founded in 1771 with the buy of the Franco’s Davila Collection. Subsecuently it was increased with the adquisition of new collections from spanish researches. During half century the collections have been careless. The recuration and the scientifc use began in 1985. New preservation and managements methods were used. Recently the informatitation process was started. Diferent researching lines for best curation and recuperation of historic collections information have been iniciated.