{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0\froman\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}{\f1\froman\fcharset0 Times Bold;}{\f2\froman\fcharset0 Arial;}{\f3\froman\fcharset0 Times;}{\f4\froman\fcharset0 Times Roman;}}{\colortbl\red0\green0\blue0;\red255\green255\blue255;\red255\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue255;}{\stylesheet {\style\s1 \ql\fi0\li0\ri0\f2\fs32\b\cf0 heading 1;}{\style\s2 \ql\fi0\li0\ri0\f2\fs28\b\i\cf0 heading 2;}{\style\s3 \ql\fi0\li0\ri0\f2\fs26\b\cf0 heading 3;}{\style\s0 \ql\fi0\li0\ri0\f2\fs24\cf0 Normal;}}{\*\listtable}{\*\listoverridetable}{\*\generator iText 2.1.7 by 1T3XT}{\info{\author Marie Grosjean}{\creationdate \yr2021\mo06\dy04\hr13\min21\sec40}{\title The cnidarians collection (IK) of the Mus\u233?um national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris)}{\keywords Occurrence, Cnidaria, Marine, Invertebrates, Zoology, Taxonomy, Specimens, Collections, Types, Occurrence}}\paperw11907\paperh16840\margl1440\margr1440\margt1440\margb1440\pgwsxn11907\pghsxn16840\marglsxn1440\margrsxn1440\margtsxn1440\margbsxn1440\pard\plain\s0\qc\fi0\li0\ri0\plain\f3\fs28\b\cf0 The cnidarians collection (IK) of the Mus\u233?um national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris)\b0\par\f0 \par \pard\plain\s0\qc\fi0\li0\ri0\sl320\plain\f3\fs24\cf0 MNHN\f3\fs24\cf0\super 1\nosupersub\f3\fs24\cf0 , \f3\fs24\cf0 Simon \f3\fs24\cf0 Chagnoux\f3\fs24\cf0\super 2\nosupersub\f3\fs24\cf0 , \f3\fs24\cf0 Jer\u244?me \f3\fs24\cf0 Mainguy\f3\fs24\cf0\super 2\nosupersub\f3\fs24\cf0 , \f3\fs24\cf0 Cyndie \f3\fs24\cf0 Dupoux\f3\fs24\cf0\super 2\nosupersub\f3\fs24\cf0 , \f3\fs24\cf0 Pierre \f3\fs24\cf0 Lozouet\f3\fs24\cf0\super 2\nosupersub\f3\fs24\cf0 , \f3\fs24\cf0 S\u233?bastien \f3\fs24\cf0 Soubzmaigne\f3\fs24\cf0\super 2\nosupersub\f3\fs24\cf0 , \f3\fs24\cf0 Cyril \f3\fs24\cf0 Chambard\f3\fs24\cf0\super 2\nosupersub\par\f0 \par \pard\plain\s0\qj\fi0\li0\ri0\sl320\plain\f3\fs24\cf0 1 \f3\fs24\cf0 MNHN, \f3\fs24\cf0 ; \f3\fs24\cf0 2 \par\f0 \par \pard\plain\s0\qj\fi0\li0\ri0\sl320\plain\f3\fs24\b\cf0 Corresponding author(s): \b0\f3\fs24\cf0 MNHN\f3\fs24\cf0 , \f3\fs24\cf0 Simon \f3\fs24\cf0 Chagnoux\f3\fs24\cf0 (gbifprovider@mnhn.fr)\f3\fs24\cf0 \par \par\pard\plain\s0\fi0\li0\ri0\sl320\plain\f3\fs24\cf0 Received \f3\fs24\cf2 \{date\}\f3\fs24\cf0 ; Revised \f3\fs24\cf2 \{date\}\f3\fs24\cf0 ; Accepted \f3\fs24\cf2 \{date\}\f3\fs24\cf0 ; Published \f3\fs24\cf2 \{date\}\f3\fs24\cf0 \par \par\pard\plain\s0\qj\fi0\li0\ri0\sl320\plain\f3\fs24\b\cf0 Citation: \b0\f3\fs24\cf2 Combination of authors, year of data paper publication (in parentheses), Title, Journal Name, Volume, Issue number (in parentheses), and doi of the data paper.\f3\fs24\cf2 \par \par\pard\plain\s0\qj\fi0\li0\ri0\sl320\plain\f3\fs24\b\cf0 Abstract\b0\f3\fs24\cf0 \par \f3\fs24\cf0 \par \f3\fs24\cf0 The collection of cnidarians, comprising about 80 000 lots, combines old specimens from all oceans. Two CRLFs follow this word:\par \par These specimens are preserved in either alcohol, dry, as slides, or in a separate herbaria for some hydroids and sea fans. One CRLF follows this word:\par The oldest specimens (1706-1707) of Hydroids and Octocorallia of the collection are preserved in herbaria made by S\u233?bastien Vaillant. A new paragraph follows this word:\f3\fs24\cf0 \par \f3\fs24\cf0 The story is revealed on the label and recalls the big names such as a list made with CRLFs follows:\par Peron and Lesueur;\par Savigny;\par Jean-Baptiste Lamarck;\par Quoy and Gaimard;\par Valenciennes; and\par H. Milne-Edwards and Haime.\par Generations of scientists have enriched the collection, thanks to naturalist expeditions like that of Egypt (1800-1804), Baudin on the western coast of Australia, the Astrolabe (1837-1840), and the two French Antarctic expeditions in early twentieth century. New paragraph.\f3\fs24\cf0 \par \f3\fs24\cf0 For forty years, various campaigns in the\par