
INHS Crustacean Collection
The Illinois Natural History Survey Crustacean Collection houses more than 135,000 specimens and 17,500 lots, making it one of the largest state collections of crustaceans in North America. The collection is especially strong in crayfishes, shrimps, scuds, slaters, and pill bugs, with half of the specimens from Illinois and most of the remainder from the southeastern United States.