P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology

P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology is the oldest and the largest Russian research center in the field of oceanology. The Institute deals with complex study of the World Ocean and the Russian seas. IO RAS is the only scientific center in Russia that conducts research in all areas of marine sciences, including physics, climatology, chemistry, biology and geology of the ocean. The subject of the Institute’s activity is the implementation of fundamental and applied research in the field of oceanology with the use of research fleet, aircraft, underwater and space vehicles and other technical means. Specimens from different parts of the World Ocean. Echinodermata, Pycnogonida, Polychaeta, Bivalvia, Holothuroidea