8.4 Museum Accessioning

After competent identification, aquatic invertebrate vouchers can be deposited at Royal BC Museum. Note that the federal Transport of Dangerous Goods Act regulates the shipping of formalin, ethanol and isopropanol.

Royal BC Museum Contact: Kelly Sendall, Invertebrate Zoology Collection Manager

Phone (250) 387-2932 Fax (250) 387-5360

Email ksendall@rbml01.rbcm.gov.bc.ca

Data Records

• All available data for each specimen is recorded in a computer database.
• Specimens may come into the Royal BC Museum with either a code in each vial or jar which is cross-referenced to a catalogue supplied with the specimens, or with all the collection data and taxonomic data in each vial or jar. Computerized field records are an asset.

Storage

The specimens must be housed in vials or jars which fit the Royal BC Museum's specifications, in order to fit standard storage units.

8.5 Materials and Costs

Table 7. Materials associated with preparing marine/aquatic invertebrates specimens.

Item	Specifications	Supplier
Jars	125ml, dim. 51 x 102mm Cat. No. 21749	Anechemia, Richmond, BC
	250ml, dim. 62 x 127mm Cat. No. 21750	Anechemia, Richmond, BC
	500ml, dim. 76 x 145mm Cat. No. 21751	Anechemia, Richmond, BC
Lids	48mm for 125ml jar (1300/box)	Lukian Plastic Closures, Oakville, ON
	58mm for 250ml jar (1800/box)	Lukian Plastic Closures, Oakville, ON
Liners	polyethylene, 45mm for 125ml jar	Premo Plastics, Victoria, BC
	polyethylene, 54mm for 250ml jar	Premo Plastics, Victoria, BC
Fixative	37% formaldehyde	Northwest Labs, Victoria, BC
Preservative	95% ethanol (not denatured)	Stanchem, Vancouver, BC
Label Paper	78 lb. Permafibre	Coast Paper, Vancouver, BC
Vats	can hold 4-40 jars	Ecotainer Sales Inc. (604) 535-7293
Tubs		Custom Plastics, Vancouver, BC (604) 879-2991

8.6 References

Cavanagh, N., R.N. Nordin and P.D. Warrington. 1994. Biological sampling manual. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks. Victoria, BC 64 pp.

Green, G., and P. Lambert. 1994. Protocols for reference and voucher collections of aquatic invertebrates stored at the Royal British Columbia Museum. Fraser River Action Plan 1994-15. Royal B.C. Mus., Victoria, BC, and Environment Canada.

The above publication is available online through Environment Canada at http://www.pyr.ec.gc.ca/ec/frap/frapdata/frap/Default.htm. At this site choose "English", choose `Publications', choose `Environment Quality' (you will now be at http://www.pyr.ec.gc.ca/ec/frap/frapdata/frap/pubs.html). This publication is listed under the title "Monitoring Approaches & Data Management". Click on the title to view.

Lambert, P. 1993. Procedures and standards for processing invertebrate specimens (except insects). Draft document. Royal B.C. Mus. Victoria, BC.

Scudder, G.G.E. 1994. An annotated systematic list of the potentially rare and endangered freshwater and terrestrial invertebrates in British Columbia. Victoria, BC. Entomological Society of British Columbia, 92 pp.