摘要: The Embryo Collection of the Hubrecht Laboratory is a treasure house comparative embryology. It largest and most important collection its kind in world, consists thousands vertebrate embryos stored alcohol, or prepared as histological sections. Many elusive species are included collection, some represented by complete developmental series. accompanying archives offer remarkable insight into methods used to collect form wild animals, well motives behind founders collection. Carefully maintained, documented catalogued, available for study all interested scientists. We argue that this one greatest biodiversity resources existence.