Image: Blaschka glass model of Sagartia venusta
Description
Sea anemone glass model of a Sagartia venusta (MA432/2)
- Photographer:
- Stuart Humphreys
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Orange disked anemone
- Scientific name:
- Sagartia elegans
Additional information
This model was made by the German glass model makers Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. The Australian Museum ordered the models in 1879 to complement its marine invertebrate collection. The models were displayed alongside spirit specimens until 1941 and are now held in the Museum's Archives.
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