Museum of Southwestern Biology facts for kids
| Established | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Location | University of New Mexico |
| Type | Science museum |
| Collection size | 4,000,000+ specimens |
| Visitors | by appointment or at annual open-collections event |
The Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) is a research and teaching facility in the Department of Biology of the University of New Mexico (UNM). The museum's collections include vascular plants, invertebrates and vertebrates from the American West, Central and South America, and from throughout the world. It is open to visitors by appointment.
The Museum was said in 1997 to hold the largest collection of frozen tissue samples (85,000) in the western hemisphere and has assisted in the study of emerging zoonotic pathogens such as the Hantavirus and the Lassa virus.
Contents
Divisions
Amphibians and Reptiles
Arthropods
Birds
Fishes
Genomic Resources
Herbarium
Mammals
Significant Holdings
Holotypes
- Ctenomys erikacuellarae MSB:Mamm:63391
- Monodelphis sanctaerosae MSB:Mamm:237023
- Ctenomys lessai MSB:Mamm:67111
- Tapecomys primus MSB:Mamm:239826
- Thomasomys andersoni MSB:Mamm:238679
Parasites
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