Research project: Gastropod microanatomy and 3D reconstruction
- Start date:
- 2008
Museum investigators
Description
An undescribed species of shelled opisthobranch (sea slug) was collected from intertidal habitat around New South Wales. The species is tiny - just 1 mm long, so the microanatomy of this animal was examined using 3D reconstruction. This process involves slicing the animal into hundreds of sections, then using computer graphics to reassemble models of its anatomy.
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