Non-Molluscan Invertebrate Unit
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Welcome to the website of Bronwyn W. Williams, Research Curator of Non-Molluscan Invertebrates at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and as such, the home of the NCSM Non-Molluscan Invertebrate Unit.

Interested in learning more about the organisms “behind the scenes” in the Museum’s collections? Intrigued by the prospect of playing a key role in making the data associated with these organisms accessible to researchers and public alike? For more information, check out the  Collection page on this site and/or the CitSciScribe website (Take me there!)

​Follow us on Twitter @BWWilliamsLab and on the NCSM Invertebrates Facebook page.

Research
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Research in the Unit focuses primarily on crayfishes and two groups of obligate crayfish symbionts, branchiobdellidans and entocytherid ostracods. Keep up with our results here.   

Crayfish Resources
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Crayfishes are common yet important components of North American freshwater ecosystems. Find out more about crayfishes and crayfish symbionts in your area.
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Non-Molluscan Invertebrate Collection

The NCSM Non-Molluscan Invertebrate Collection houses more than 250,000 specimens across numerous phyla. Discover more about the Collection and our curation and education efforts here.