[Nhcoll-l] Myxomycetes

[Ann Bogaerts]

Dear Gali,

I've attached some pictures for reference. In our collection, we store
Myxomycetes in cardboard boxes, even matchboxes. Each box is assigned a
number, and we record the label data in a database, as the specimens are
not classified taxonomically. One collection has been kept separately, the
collection of Nannenga-Bremekamp (see picture small wooden cabinets) and is
taxonomically classified

If the specimens were not already mounted by the collector, we follow the
method mentioned by Genevieve: we glue them onto a cardboard strip and then
place the strip in a cardboard box.

Have a nice day,

Ann

Op do 7 aug 2025 om 08:34 schreef Gali Beiner <gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il>:

> Thank you, Genevieve!
>
> Myxomycetes do look like a challenge, especially because of the glueing.
> Adhering objects to a substrate isn't normally what I would do as a
> conservator, but admittedly this is a special case because any movement (in
> a box, in a bag) can cause the carrier part of the specimen setup, or the
> substrate, to deteriorate and then the tiny Myxomycetes would be lost, or
> at least very difficult to pick up again. Definitely a very different kind
> of object here!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Gali
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM Tocci, Genevieve E. <
> glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hello Gali,
>>
>> The 3rd Edition of the Herbarium Handbook briefly mentions curation on
>> page 114. The book Myxomycetes : a handbook of slime molds by Steven L.
>> Stephenson also has good curation tips.
>>
>> I recommend using archival PVA glue to affix the substrate onto archival
>> heavy paper (like a trimmed herbarium sheet) so that the specimen can be
>> viewed under a dissection scope easily but can also go into a small box.
>> How you then store these boxes varies. We store them in our standard
>> packets with the labels on the outside of the packet.
>>
>> Myxomycetes are great fun though a challenge to work with!
>> Genevieve
>>
>> =================================================
>> Genevieve E. Tocci, ALM (she/her/hers)
>> Senior Curatorial Technician
>> Harvard University Herbaria
>> 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138  U.S.A.
>> glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu
>>
>>
>>
>> *I don’t expect you to respond to my email outside your work hours.*
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Gali
>> Beiner <gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 6, 2025 2:30 AM
>> *To:* NHCOLL-new <Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
>> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Myxomycetes
>>
>> Dear NHCOLL-listers,
>>
>> Are any of you here working with Myxomycetes? If so, I'll be very glad to
>> learn of how they are stored in your collections, considering that they are
>> usually sitting on something (dry leaf, etc.).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Gali
>>
>> --
>> Gali Beiner (ACR)
>> Conservator, Palaeontology Lab
>> National Natural History Collections
>> The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
>> Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram
>> Jerusalem 91904, Israel
>> Fax. 972-2-6585785
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>
>
> --
> Gali Beiner (ACR)
> Conservator, Palaeontology Lab
> National Natural History Collections
> The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
> Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram
> Jerusalem 91904, Israel
> Fax. 972-2-6585785
> *gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il <gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il>*
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