Desmophyllum pertusum, Peachia hastata, Etc.

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Lophelia prolifera.—Peachia triphylla.—Sphenotrochus wrichtii.—S. mac andrewanus.—Zoanthus couchii.—Paracyathus taxilianus.—P. pteropus.—P. thulensis.—Phyllangia americana.—Balanophyllia regia.—Cyathina smithii.

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Artist

Name:
Gosse, Philip Henry
Dates:
1810-1888
Country:
UK

Illustration

Subject:
Animals
Technique:
Lithograph
Lithographer:
Dickes, William
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
Smithsonian Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Actinologia britannica
Author:
Gosse, Philip Henry
Publisher:
London: Van Voorst, 1860
Open Library:
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Description:

Color plate showing a patch of rocky marine ecosystem populated by various species of sea anemones. Algae and a scallop shell can also be seen on the rocks and seabed. Below is the full list of featured species of sea anemones, in alphabetical order. The currently accepted name, when different from that referenced in the book, is mentioned in parentheses:

  • Balanophyllia regia (Balanophyllia [Balanophyllia] regia)
  • Cyathina smithii (Caryophyllia [Caryophyllia] smithii)
  • Lophelia profifera (Desmophyllum pertusum)
  • Paracyathus pteropus (Caryophyllia [Caryophyllia] smithii)
  • Paracyathus taxilianus (id.)
  • Paracyathus thulensis (id.)
  • Peachia triphylla (Peachia hastata)
  • Phyllangia americana
  • Sphenotrochus mac andrewanus (Sphenotrochus [Sphenotrochus] andrewianus)
  • Sphenotrochus wrightii (Sphenotrochus [Sphenotrochus] andrewianus andrewianus)
  • Zoanthus couchii (Epizoanthus couchii)

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