[Nhcoll-l] Myxomycetes

[Gali Beiner]

Thank you, Ann and Genevieve!

This was valuable learning on how to deal with the storage of a group of
unfamiliar objects!

Best wishes,

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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בתאריך יום ה׳, 7 באוג׳ 2025, 10:29, מאת Ann Bogaerts ‏<
ann.bogaerts at plantentuinmeise.be>:

> 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.
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>>> 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
>>> *gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il <gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il>*
>>>
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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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