The collections are divided in 12 main categories which are themselves divided in 73 sub-collections *:
- Anthropology
- Anthropology unspecified
- Human Biology
- Archaeology
- Anthropology other
- AFP Algae, Fungi, Plants (old botany)
- AFP unspecified
- Algae
- Fungi and lichens
- Bryophytes
- Pteridophytes
- Seeds plants
- AFP other
- Zoology Invertebrates
- Invertebrates unspecified
- Arthropods - insects (Lepidoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera
- Arthropods - other insects
- Arthropods - arachnids
- Arthropods - crustaceans & myriapods
- Mollusca (bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods)
- Porifera (sponges)
- Invertebrates other
- Zoology Vertebrates
- Vertebrates unspecified
- Fishes
- Amphibians
- Reptiles
- Birds
- Mammals
- Vertebrates other
- Palaeontology
- Palaeontology unspecified
- Botany & Mycology
- Fossil invertebrates
- Fossil vertebrates
- Traces
- Microfossils
- Palaeontology other
- Geology
- Geology unspecified
- Minerals
- Gems
- Sediments
- Petrology
- Geolology other
- Extraterrestrial
- Extraterrestrial unspecified
- Collected in space
- Collected on Earth
- Extraterrestrial Other (e.g. Samples return)
- Micro-organisms
- Micro-organisms unspecified
- Bacteria
- Phages
- Plasmids
- Protozoa
- Virus of animals and humans
- Virus of plants
- Yeast and fungi
- Micro-organisms other
- Mixed collections (important historical collections which can not be include in a taxonomic classification, e.g. Humbold or Darwin collections)
- Mixed unspecified
- Mixed Other
- Biobanks
- Biobanks unspecified
- DNA / RNA
- Tissues
- Seeds
- Biobanks other
- Heritage
- Heritage unspecified
- Library
- Archives
- Pictures / Films
- Sounds
- Models
- Heritage other
- Data
- Data unspecified
- Measures
- Observations
- Digital born
- Digitization
- Metadata
- Data Other
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