Transfer of the AHF Decapod Crustacea Collection to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

9320397马丁洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆是美国第二大甲壳类动物收藏馆。这个广泛的世界级研究收藏，其中一部分以前被称为艾伦·汉考克基金会甲壳动物收藏，包含了世界上最大的东太平洋十足类甲壳动物(螃蟹、虾、龙虾)的收藏。这项提议要求的资金主要用于(1)临时人员，以帮助将这些无与伦比的十足类收藏品从目前位于南加州大学校园的储存库转移到LACM。需要追加经费用于：(2)购买高质量的档案罐子、盖子和标签，以便对藏品重新装瓶，目前大部分藏品是装在快速变质的瓶盖或金属盖的罐子里；(3)两个上锁的、防光的、环境稳定的金属柜子，用于存放所有类型的标本--标本与其他甲壳类动物馆藏分开；(4)一个中等质量的立体显微镜，用于粗略分类混合的收藏品(包含几个分类单元的标本)；(5)用于货架和运输标签的材料，包括一台打印机。

9320397 Martin The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (LACM) is the repository of the second largest collection of Crustacea in the United States. This extensive world-class research collection, part of which was formerly known as the Allan Hancock Foundation Crustacea Collection, contains the largest collection of eastern Pacific decapod crustaceans (crabs, shrimps, lobsters) in the world. This proposal requests funds primarily for (1) temporary personnel to help physically transfer this incomparable collection of Decapoda from its current repository on the campus of the University of Southern California to the LACM. Additional funds are requested for (2) purchasing archival quality jars, lids, and labels to rebottle the collection, much of which is currently housed in rapidly deterioration bail-top or metal-topped jars, (3) two locking, light-proof, environmentally stable metal cabinets for housing all type-specimens separately from the other crustacean holdings, (4) one medium quality stereomicroscope for rough sorting of mixed collections (those containing several taxa), and (5) material for shelf and carriage labeling, including one printer.