[Nhcoll-l] Holotype specimens on SEM stubs

[Callomon,Paul]

We use single-stub storage tubes for long-term storage of SEM type material, coated and uncoated:
https://www.tedpella.com/storage-boxes-bags_html/SEM-mount-storage-boxes.aspx#_16630
These are sufficiently airtight that their internal conditions will equilibriate, and we keep them in cabinets within our normal collection space, which is 50-65 degrees F and 50-70% rH.
Of course, this likely will prove too expensive for large-scale storage, in which case a dry chamber or dry room is likely to be more economical.


Paul Callomon
Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia
callomon at ansp.org<mailto:callomon at ansp.org> Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170
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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Menard, Katrina
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2024 12:32 PM
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Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Holotype specimens on SEM stubs


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Hi All,

We have received a request to deposit a holotype of a protist into our collection, but the specimen was used for SEM. We have desiccation chambers for storing SEM stubs for working research, but I wanted to know if there is a best practice for long-term storage of SEM specimens that are designated holotypes/type material. Do other collections utilize sequestered chambers for type material, or is there another way to store unicellular type material that was coated?

Thank you for all of your input and suggestions,

Katrina
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Collection Manager, Invertebrates
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of Connecticut
Unit 3043, 75 N. Eagleville Rd.
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