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Miiie/ims 



Division of Fishes 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Leonard P. Schultz, Curator 



of Fishes. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research space 



for two visitors. 

 COLLECTIONS: Research collections of 1,800,000 fish 



specimens, 5,000 holotypes, 5,000 paratypes, 15,000 



fish species represented; identified world reference 



collections including local fish fauna. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Five at professional level ; 2 technicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Revision of Conger eels (R. H. Kanazawa) 



Revision of Sternoptychidae (L. P. Schultz) 



Revision of Echeneidae (E. A. Lachner) 



Revision of Apogonidae (E. A. Lachner) 



Revision of Mullidae (E. A. Lachner) 



Revision of Noturus (W. R. Taylor) 



Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands (L. P. 



Schultz and E. A. Lachner) 

 Shark attacks on man and analysis of factors involved 



(L. P. Schultz) 

 Osteological relationships of fishes (W. R. Taylor) 



Division of Marine Invertebrates 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Fenner A. Chace, Jr., Curator. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research space 

 for two visitors. 



collections: Research and identified reference col- 

 lections of more than half a million specimens of 

 invertebrates. 



size OF staff: Four at professional level; 3 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR current RESFARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Systematics of hyperiid amphipods (Thomas E. Bow- 

 man) 



Systematics of cymothoid isopods (Thomas E. Bow- 

 man) 



Systematics of calanoid copepods (Thomas E. Bow- 

 man) 



Systematics of decapod crustaceans (Fenner A. Chace, 



Systematics of sea anemones (Charles E. Cutress) 

 Systematics of micrabaciidae (Donald F. Squires) 

 Systematics of scleractenia (Donald F. Squires) 



Division of Mollusks 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Harald A. Rehder, Curator. 



PROVISIONS for visiting SCIENTISTS: Research space 

 for two visitors; no fees charged. 



collection: 9,740,000 specimens of mollusks for 

 research, including much type material (largest study 

 collection in the world); identified reference collec- 

 tion of local mollusks available. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 2 techni- 

 cians. 



major current RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Systematics of marine mollusks of Indo-Pacific area 



(Harald A. Rehder) 

 Marine mollusks of Caribbean region (Harald A. 



Rehder) 

 Mollusks of family Hydrobiidae of America (Joseph 



P. E. Morrison) 

 Revision of EUobiidae of America (Joseph P. E. 



Morrison) 

 American brackish water clams of the family Mactridae 



(Joseph P. E. Morrison) 



South African Museum, Marine Biology De- 

 partment 



POSTAL ADDRESS; P. O. Box 61, Cape Town, Republic 

 of South Africa. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. F. H, Talbot, Assistant Di- 

 rector. 



SCOPE of activities: Unrestricted research on fish 

 taxonomy and ecology, mollusk systematics, copepod 

 systematics and ecology. 



PROVISIONS for VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



major research FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 

 large research and identified reference collection of 

 South African land and marine animals. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level; 1 techni- 

 cian. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



South African molluscan systematics (K. H. Barnard) 

 Tuna survey (F. H. Talbot) 

 Systematics of deep sea fishes ( F. H. Talbot ) 

 Copepod systematics and ecology (J. R. Grindley) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Aniials of the South African 

 Miaeinii (regularly published journal) 



South Australian Museum 



POSTAL address: North Terrace, Adelaide, South 



Australia. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: W. Peter Crowcroft, Director. 

 SPONSORING agency: South Australian government. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1856. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: LJnrestricted research on taxon- 

 omy and general marine biology. 

 PROVISIONS for visiting SCIENTISTS: Space for 1-2 



visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 



nearby. 

 major RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 



research and identified reference collections of fauna 



and flora. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Nine at professional level, including 



3 who are working on marine biology; 7 technicians. 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Records of the South Australian 



Museum (regularly published journal) 



