Australian Museum Marine Invertebrate Collections The Marine
Invertebrate collection contains specimens from all invertebrate
groups except molluscs, insects and spiders. Crustaceans are
animals that have: - a segmented body with a hardened shell -
seven or more pairs of appendages for feeding, moving and
reproduction - limbs which generally have two branches - two
pairs of antennae - gills for breathing Polychaetes are animals
that typically have: - a long, basically cylindrical body - a
body segmented both internally and externally - a pair of leg-
like appendages (not jointed) attached to every body segment
About the collection The current focus of the collection is on
polychaetes (segmented worms) and crustaceans (lobsters,
crayfish, prawns, crabs, seed shrimps, barnacles, slaters and
pill bugs) which reflects the research interests of the marine
invertebrate staff. The Marine Invertebrate collections contain
registered specimens, microscope slides, Scanning Electron
Microscope (SEM) preparations and photo