Research at the Department of Invertebrate Zoology
At the Department of Invertebrate Zoology basic research in zoology is conducted, with the aim to increase our knowledge about the diversity, structure, distribution and evolutionary history of invertebrates, and to contribute to the classification of species (taxonomy) in a way that reflects this history. Animals that are studied in particular are flatworms, nematodes, oligochaetes, tardigrades, echinoderms, and molluscs. For details about the various projects, click on the names of the researchers below.
The work is based on specimens in the collections of the department or borrowed from other natural history museums, on animals that are collected by the scientists during field trips within Sweden or abroad, or on material accessed by collaboration. Newly collected material, or material received as donations, is deposited in the collections of the department after the completion of the work. The research activities thus contribute to the growth and improvement of the collections.The projects utilize various kinds of techniques, including light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and DNA sequencing.
The department collaborates with research groups in, e.g., Australia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Faeröerne, Norway, Ireland, Italy, South Afrika, Germany, and USA. Moreover, every year a number of foreign scientists visit the department to study material in the collections.
More information:
Research projects
The History of Malacological Research at the Swedish Museum of Natural History
Information about our collections for scientists in Invertebrate Zoology (type catalogue)
Echinoderm Portal (newsletter and more)
Researchers in Invertebrate Zoology:
Sven Boström Nematoda
Lena Gustavsson Oligochaeta
Ulf Jondelius, Platyhelminthes
Björn Sohlenius Nematoda, Tardigrada (volunteer from 2006)
Sabine Stöhr Ophiuroidea
Anders Warén Mollusca
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