Division of Crustaceans Staff V. Dzhurinsky, N. Ivanova, S. Malavin, E. Markhaseva, V. Petryashov, A. Shoshina Division of Worms and Bryozoans Staff G. Buzhinskaya, S. Gagaev, N. Denisenko, V. Potin, V. Khlebovich, A. Shoshin Division of Molluscs Staff S. Denisenko, E. Egorova, P. Kijashko, A. Merkulyev, R. Pikalova, B. Sirenko, E. Chaban, L. Yarokhnovich Division of Sponges and Coelenterates Staff B. Anokhin, O. Bozhenova, S. Grebelnyi, N. Zhuravliova, I. Pozdnyakov, S. Stepanjants Division of Echinoderms and Tunicates Staff T. Golikova, T. Konina, Z. Kuncevich, A. Smirnov, I. Smirnov Ophiura collection