Other Crustaceans (Branchiopoda, Ostracoda and Maxillopoda)
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 650 specimens of the smaller crustaceans. These date from 1881 to 2007. This collection includes various classes including mainly freshwater crustaceans commonly referred to as ‘brine shrimps’ and tadpole ‘shrimps’ (Branchiopoda), ‘seed shrimps’ with a bivalve-like shell that are found in marine and freshwaters (Ostracoda), and crustaceans including copepods, which are some of the most numerous animals on Earth, and barnacles which are found in the marine environment attached to various substrata (Maxillopoda). The collection has more than 600 ostracods on microscope slides, including the 1883 H Craig collection from Scotland, the 1884 David Robertson collection from the Clyde valley and the 1902 and 1914 Robertson collections from the British Isles, Europe and sea voyages around the world. There are around 11 microscope slides of copepods and barnacle larvae, and a small collection of dried barnacle shell plates representing species from all over the world. In addition, there are around 30 specimens in spirit, which include goose barnacles, tadpole shrimps and copepods, many of which are from Scotland with a few from Europe.
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