The Southeast Regional Taxonomic Center is located in the Marine Resources Research Institute (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources) in Charleston, South Carolina. Our facility has developed a curated collection of marine and estuarine animals from the South Atlantic Bight and is maintaining a searchable library based on taxonomic peer-reviewed literature. Through the use of collaborations with other labs and museums, SERTC has collected and preserved representative specimens from numerous habitats throughout the Southeast, documenting several range extensions for Atlantic species.

Highlights:

New! Guide to the Octocorals of the South Atlantic Bight to 200 meters (DeVictor and Morton, 2007) - an interactive guide and taxonomic key to the species of octocorals found within the shallow South Atlantic Bight

Learn about SERTC's cruise aboard NOAA's R/V Nancy Foster, shipboard collection techniques, and get familiar with some deep sea crabs - visit our Taxonomic Information and Educational Resources Page!

Featured Species - Is it a worm? A snail? ....No, it's a nudibranch!