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Protostomes

Platyzoans 

Taxa
Type
Quantity
Location*
Acanthocephala
w.m.
6
6.5.1-7
 
ova
2
6.5.8
Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus
ova
1
6.5.9
rotifers
w.m.
12
6.5.10-13
Platyhelminthes, Cestoda
Cotylaspis insignis
w.m.
1
6.5.14
Taenia taeniaeformis (Cysticercus fasciolarias)
section
4
6.5.15
Diphyllobothrium latum
ova
2
6.5.16
 
segments
4
6.5.17-18
 
scolex
1
6.5.19
 
gravid
2
6.5.20
Dipylidium caninum
segments /composite
17
6.6.1-11
 
mature / immature
2
6.6.12
 
gravid
1
6.6.12
 
scolex
2
6.6.13
Echinococcus granulosus
w.m.
3
6.6.14
 
hydatid cysts
2
6.6.15
 
cysts
1
6.6.16
Hymenolepis
ova
2
6.6.17
H. diminuta
ova
2
6.6.18
H. nana
w.m.
2
6.6.19
Taenia pisiformis
gravid proglottids w.m.
12
6.6.20
 
mature proglottids w.m.
12
6.7.1-5
 
composite w.m.
14
6.7.6-8
 
scolex
1
6.7.14-17
 
immature w.m.
1
6.7.18
 
liver seciton
1
6.7.18
T. saginata
mature proglottid w.m.
12
6.7.19-20. 6.8.1-6
 
immature proglottid w.m.
2
6.8.7
 
gravid proglottid w.m.
1
6.8.8
 
ova
1
6.8.8
T. solium
immature w.m.
3
6.8.10
 
scolex
2
6.8.9
 
cysticercus
8
6.8.10-12
 
mature
6
6.8.13-14
 
gravid
6
6.8.15-16
 
section
1
6.8.16
tapeworm
scolex w.m.
22
6.8.17-20
 
proglottids comparative w.m.
25
6.9.1-9
 
scolex comparative w.m.
6
6.9.10-11
 
proglottids w.m.
2
6.9.12
Platyhelminthes, Trematoda
 
Clonorchis
ova
2
6.9.13
C. sinensis
liver section
1
6.9.14
 
metacercariae
1
6.9.14
 
w.m.
19
6.9.15-20, 6.10.1-2
Cryptocotyle lingua
redia w.m.
1
6.10.3
Echinostoma
redia and cercaria w.m.
1
6.10.4
E. revolutum
w.m.
1
6.10.4
Entobdella
w.m.
3
6.10.5
Faciola / Fasciola
w.m.
15
6.10.6-10
 
cercariae
12
6.10.11-13
 
miracidia
3
6.10.14
 
ova
8
6.10.15-17
Fasciolopsis buski
w.m.
12
6.10.18-20, 6.11.1-3
Haematoloechus (Pneumoneces)
w.m.
7
6.11.4-6
 
in frog lung c.s.
8
6.11.7-8
Pargonimus westermani
ova
1
6.11.9
Platynosomum fastosum
w.m.
8
6.11.10-12
Schistosoma mansoni
ova
5
6.11.13-14
 
sporocysts
1
6.11.14
S. japonicum
in copula w.m.
9
6.11.15-16
 
male w.m.
9
6.11.16-19
 
female w.m.
2
6.11.19
Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria
Bdelloura candida
w.m.
1
6.11.20
Planaria
injected w.m.
10
6.12.1-3
 
plain and tract w.m.
6
6.12.4-6
 
c.s.
22
6.12.7-14
 
3 regions c.s.
8
6.12.15-16
Preserved specimens
Platyhelminthes
biosmount
1
 
Platyhelminthes
plastomount
1
 
Trematoda
plastomount
1
 
Cestoda
biosmount
1
 
Living specimens
Lepidodermella (Gastrotricha)
cultures
1
 
Planaria
cultures
2
 
rotifers
cultures
4
 

Mollusks

Slides
Taxa
Type
Quantity
Location*
clam
gonidia w.m.
6
6.12.17-18
 
gill c.s.
5
6.12.19-20
mussel
gonidia w.m.
5
6.13.1-2
 
gill c.s.
4
6.13.3
snail
radula w.m.
6
6.13.4-5
veliger
w.m.
3
6.13.6
Preserved specimens
Mollusca
plastomount
1
 
chitons
dissection / observation
14
 
mussel
dissected plastmount
1
 
squid
dissected plastomount
21
 
clam fossil
1
 
snail fossil
1
 
Living specimens
snails
in aquaria
12
 

Annelids

Slides
Taxa
Type
Quantity
Location*
earthworm
setae c.s.
10
6.13.7-9
 
intestinal region c.s.
8
6.13.10-12
 
anterior to intestine c.s.
10
6.13.13-15
earthwork and snake
c.s.
6
6.13.16-17
leech
w.m.
8
6.13.19-20
 
from fish w.m.
3
6.14.1-2
Nereis
parapodium w.m.
31
6.14.3-13
Preserved specimens
polychaete fossil
1
 
earthworm
dissected plastomount
1
 
Nereis
dissection / observation
50
 
Living specimens
leech (adult / immatures)
watch glass
4
 
earthworms tub in refrigerator
many
 
Lumbriculus variegatus
watch glass
1
 

Nematoida

Slides
Taxa
Type
Quantity
Location*
Ancylostoma caninum
male and female w.m.
2
6.14.14
 
female w.m.
2
6.14.15-18
  male w.m. 5 6.14.19-20
  rhabditiform larvae 7 6.15.1-2
  filariform larvae 5 6.15.3-4
 
infective larvae
2
6.15.5
A. duodenale
male w.m.
6
6.15.6-7
 
female w.m.
7
6.15.8-10
Ascaris
mitosis c.s.
7
6.15.11-12
 
early cleavage mitosis l.s.
5
6.15.13-14
 
ova
3
6.15.14
A. lumbriocoides
female c.s.
11
6.15.15-17
 
male c.s.
12
6.15.18-12
 
male and female c.s.
2
6.16.1-2
 
male and female l.s.
2
6.16.2
A. megalocephala
female c.s.
2
6.16.3
 
meiotic division
1
6.16.3
 
mitosis
1
6.16.3
Cephalobus
w.m.
3
6.16.4
Dirofilaria immitis
smear
9
6.16.5-7
Enterobius vermicularis
ova
4
6.16.8
 
w.m.
22
6.16.9-15
 
female w.m.
7
6.16.16-18
Heterodera radicicola
w.m.
6
6.16.19-20
Necator americanus
eggs
14
6.17.1-5
 
female and male w.m.
5
6.17.6-7
Parascaris equorum
mitosis l.s.
19
6.17.8-12
Rhabditis
w.m.
2
6.17.14
Strongyloides
larvae
3
6.17.15
A. stercoralis
free living
1
6.17.16
 
adult
2
6.17.16
Trichinella spiralis
encysted larvae c.s.
38
6.17.17-20, 6.18.1-8
 
female w.m.
6
6.18.9-10
 
male and female w.m.
1
6.18.10
Trichuris trichiura
ova
5
6.18.11-12
 
w.m.
2
6.18.13
 
female w.m.
5
6.18.14-15
 
male w.m.
2
6.18.16
Turbatrix aceti
w.m.
2
6.18.17
Wuchereria bancrofti
w.m.
5
6.18.18
 
microfilariae
4
6.18.19
 
larvae
4
6.18.20
typical nematode
w.m.
5
6.19.1-2
Preserved specimens
Ascaris
dissected plastomount
1
 
Nematomorpha
plastomount
1
 
 
vials
3
 
Living specimens
Turbatrix aceti
cultures
2

Panarthropods

Slides
Taxa
Type
Quantity
Location*
Tardigrada
Hypsibius
w.m.
6
6.19.3-4
Chelicerata
Limulus
larvae w.m.
4
6.19.5-6
spider
w.m.
8
6.19.7-9
tick and mite
w.m.
6
6.19.10-12
Amblyomma americana
w.m.
1
6.19.13
Argas persicus
w.m.
1
6.19.14
Caeculidae
larvae w.m.
1
6.19.15
Demodex folliculorum
w.m.
1
6.19.16
Dermacentor andersoni
w.m.
1
6.19.17
D. variabilis
female w.m.
2
6.19.17
 
male w.m.
1
6.19.17-18
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
(D. farinae)
w.m.
1
6.19.19
Ixodes dammini
male w.m.
2
6.19.20
 
female w.m.
1
6.19.20
Ixodes
eggs and larvae w.m.
12
6.20.1-4
Ornithonyssus
w.m.
1
6.20.5
Trombiidae
w.m.
2
6.20.6
Myriapoda
centipede
head w.m.
1
6.20.7
Crustacea
Argulus
w.m.
4
6.20.8-9
Cyclops
w.m.
2
6.20.10
Daphnia
w.m.
2
6.20.11
Ergasilus attada
w.m.
3
6.20.12
Sacculina
w.m.
2
6.20.13
Hexapoda
Collembola
w.m.
21
6.20.14-19
thrips
w.m
13
6.21.1-4
Bovicola bovis
w.m.
1
6.21.5
Hematopinus suis
female w.m.
1
6.21.6
Pediculus capitis
male
1
6.21.7
Phthirius pubis
female
2
6.21.8
 
male
1
6.21.8
Trichodectes
w.m.
2
6.21.9
Anasa tristis
(squash bug)
spermatogenesis c.s.
3
6.21.10
 
mouthparts
3
6.21.11
grasshopper
testis c.s.
16
6.21.12-16
 
spermatogenesis c.s.
1
6.21.17
 
mouth parts
3
6.21.18-19
Romalea microptera
(Dictyophorus reticulatus)
testis c.s.
1
6.21.20
beetle
wings
1
6.22.1
Apis mellifera
(honey bee)
drone head w.m.
2
6.22.2-3
 
mouthparts w.m.
3
6.22.4
 
wings w.m.
2
6.22.5
 
intestine c.m.
1
6.22.6
 
poison sac w.m.
1
6.22.6
 
larva w.m.
1
6.22.6
Ctenocephalides canis
w.m
6
6.22.7-8
Ctenocephalides felis
w.m.
1
6.22.7-8
Pulex irritans
w.m.
1
6.22.9
Spilopsyllus
w.m.
1
6.22.10
Xenopsylla cheopis
w.m.
1
6.22.11
Drosophila
salivary gland chromosome
6
6.22.12-13
calliphorid
stigmal plates
1
6.22.14
Culicidae
w.m.
1
6.22.15
Culicoides
w.m.
1
6.22.15
Musca domesticus
stigmal plates
1
6.22.16
Tabanus
mouthparts w.m.
3
6.22.17
fly
mouthparts w.m.
3
6.22.18
 
wings
1
6.22.19
 
spiracle of larvae
3
6.22.20
 
w.m.
1
6.23.1
butterfly
wings
1
6.23.2
 
mothparts
1
6.23.2
insect
cornea
6
6.23.3-4
 
eye radial section
1
6.23.4
 
trachea
6
6.23.5-6
 
spiracle
1
6.23.7
Preserved specimens
crayfish
dissected plastomount
1
 
 
biosmount
1
 
Drosophila
linkage / crossing over plastomount
21
 
horseshoe crab
dissection / observation
2
 
Peripatus (Onychophora)
vials
6
 
Trilobite fossil
1
 
Living specimens
ostracods cultures 2  
crayfish
aquarium
2
 
algae shrimp
aquarium
2
 
Armadillidium and Porcellio
tub
many
 
Artemia sp.
jar
many
 
Gromphadorhina portentosa
terrarium
15
 
Orthoporus texicolens
two terraria
23
 
Odontotaenius disjunctus
terrarium c
20
 
Tenebrio molitor
terrarium (larval / adult)
numerous
 
Zophobas morio
larval and adult terraria
numerous

Other

Slides
Taxa
Type
Quantity
Location*
Cerebratulus
early development w.m.
8
6.23.8-9
 
late development w.m.
9
6.23.10-12
Bugula
w.m.
1
6.23.13-15
Pectinatella
w.m.
2
6.23.16-20
P. magnifica
w.m.
1
6.23.20
Preserved specimens
Cerebratulus
vial
1
 
Bugula
vial
4
 
Phoronida, Inarticulata
vial
1
 
Phoronida, Articulata
vial
4
 
Brachiopod fossil
1
 
Bryozoa fossil
1