Welcome to the Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology (or IZ&G) web site. The Department's curators conduct research in their areas of specialty - systematics and phylogeny of octocorals, opisthobranch mollusks, echinodermata, paleontology -, and oversee curation of the collections with the assistance of two collections managers and four curatorial assistants. IZ&G maintains four major collections: Recent invertebrates, fossils (invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants), diatoms (fossil and Recent), and minerals. The collections of the department are the most diverse within the Academy, containing approximately two and a half million specimens.
Research Departments
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Invertebrate Zoology and Geology Curators, Collection managers, Curatorial assistants, Graduate assistants and research associates.
Mapping Research |
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The department is exploring ways to leverage Google Earth. Review the new layer, Aquatic Diversity of the Philippines.
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Field Work |
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Collections Databases |
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Search our online collections databases.
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For general inquiries about the Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology please contact:
IZ&G Administrator
415-379-5284
izg@calacademy.org
